Apr 19 2011: Peter I understand where you are coming from. I feel the same way. But I have been looking and I haven't found any negative information about LFTR's. So I have been wondering why they weren't built 40 years ago and why there still isn't a serious program in the USA to build a working commercialized prototype.
Even if they did not produce any power if they can burn up and transmute existing nuclear waste into material that is safe in 300 years that would be worth it. But they also have the potential of producing power for less cost than coal. But I still have some unanswered questions.
Are they a solution for the disposal of existing waste?
What is the worst possible disaster that could happen at one of these reactors?
Can they blow up?
Can they be blown up?
How safe would it be to live near one?
They don't operate under pressure but they do produce significant quantities of poisonous radio-toxic gases. What kind of danger do these gases represent.
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Even if they did not produce any power if they can burn up and transmute existing nuclear waste into material that is safe in 300 years that would be worth it. But they also have the potential of producing power for less cost than coal. But I still have some unanswered questions.
Are they a solution for the disposal of existing waste?
What is the worst possible disaster that could happen at one of these reactors?
Can they blow up?
Can they be blown up?
How safe would it be to live near one?
They don't operate under pressure but they do produce significant quantities of poisonous radio-toxic gases. What kind of danger do these gases represent.