Nuclear energy

The Thorium Dream (full documentary film)

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Is nuclear energy finished? After the accidents at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima one must either be crazy or stupid (or both) to stubbornly refuse to see the ‘facts’ and still hang on to nuclear. Not so quick – say a group of thorium enthusiasts. If some computers are used for bad purposes with even worse results does that mean we ought to ban all computers across the world? Thorium is one of those near-forgotten, recently rejuvenated and highly debated elements which may hold the potential of resolving our energy problems for next few thousand years. Is thorium too good to be true or is it the element that will power our future? Watch The Thorium Dream, Motherboard‘s 30-minute documentary film on the grassroots movement to make thorium nuclear power a reality, to find out!

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Bill Gates at TED: Nuclear Energy is the way to Zero Carbon Footprint

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This is a video of Bill Gate’s recent presentation at TED where he argues that the most promising way of reaching zero carbon footprint by 2050 will be through terra nuclear energy. Gates claims that, because terra nuclear plants will be burning U238 (in contrast to the current U235), they will have not only little to no waste, but will actually be fueled by the depleted uranium stockpiles from our current and past generation of nuclear power plants.  Thus the terran nuclear power-plants will be not only extremely efficient and economical, thereby bringing down the average price of energy, but will also be guaranteed uninterrupted supply of nuclear fuel in the form of our present day copious amounts of depleted uranium stockpiles.  This in turn, says Gates, will provide us with nuclear fuel for hundreds of years to come and [...]

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