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    The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be

    Google TechTalks

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 3 months, 2011–2014

    YouTube

    55:17 · 390K views · Nov 20, 2008

    A 2008 Google Tech Talk making the case for the liquid fluoride thorium reactor as an abundant, safe source of electrical power. It covers the technical motivations and design of thorium molten-salt reactors.

    HN people link it as the original, technically solid presentation on thorium reactors whenever the topic comes up.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @everyoneApr 2014· in “Thorium reactors: Asgard’s fire”

      Brilliant fairly technical presentation on Thorium. this video This more or less sold me on the idea years ago.

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @moreatiJul 2011· in “Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the energy crisis? (video)”

      Here are the original videos: The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be this video Aim High: Using Thorium Energy to Address Environmental Problems [LINK] Lessons for the Liquid-Fluoride Thorium Reactor (from history) [LINK]

      CitesView on HN
    3. @tambourine_manFeb 2011· in “TerraPower and Bill Gates Have a Radical Vision For the Reactors of Tomorrow”

      How does that compare to thorium based reactors? The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be this video

      CitesView on HN