Comments on: Here Come the Japanese Nuclear Reactors http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2009/11/05/here-come-the-japanese-nuclear-reactors/ News and Views for Making and Saving Money in New Energy and Fuel Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert Hargraves http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2009/11/05/here-come-the-japanese-nuclear-reactors/comment-page-1/#comment-35019 Robert Hargraves Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:07 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/?p=3449#comment-35019 There is a US association working on the design of a liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR), which has the promise of inexhaustible thorium fuel and energy cheaper than from coal. Aim High introduces the technologies and benefits of the LFTR. Or go to youtube.com and search "thorium energy" for several presentations. There is a US association working on the design of a liquid fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR), which has the promise of inexhaustible thorium fuel and energy cheaper than from coal. Aim High introduces the technologies and benefits of the LFTR. Or go to youtube.com and search “thorium energy” for several presentations.

]]> By: jpstraley http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2009/11/05/here-come-the-japanese-nuclear-reactors/comment-page-1/#comment-34994 jpstraley Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:32:12 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/?p=3449#comment-34994 So Asian capital and ingenuity will take ideas orginally developed (and brought to the proof-of-concept stage) by America, do the remaining engineering, and then take the market. Meanwhile, the US is sitting on its behind when we should be racing full-out to get the small uranium oxide "batteries" and the thorium-fuelled LFTRs fully engineered, subjected to an appropriate regulatory review, and into factory production. Once again, we will see the Toyota phenomena, where the products are highly subsidized by the State, in order to be first to market and to grab market share. And first into this market will be a huge, huge advantage in terms of barriers to entry. Instead, we fight dumbass wars in Afghanistan. JP Straley So Asian capital and ingenuity will take ideas orginally developed (and brought to the proof-of-concept stage) by America, do the remaining engineering, and then take the market.

Meanwhile, the US is sitting on its behind when we should be racing full-out to get the small uranium oxide “batteries” and the thorium-fuelled LFTRs fully engineered, subjected to an appropriate regulatory review, and into factory production.

Once again, we will see the Toyota phenomena, where the products are highly subsidized by the State, in order to be first to market and to grab market share. And first into this market will be a huge, huge advantage in terms of barriers to entry.

Instead, we fight dumbass wars in Afghanistan.

JP Straley

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