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Kirk Sorensen:
Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel

TEDxYYC · 10:03 · Filmed Apr 2011
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Kirk Sorensen shows us the liquid fuel thorium reactor — a way to produce energy that is safer, cleaner and more efficient than current nuclear power.

Kirk Sorensen
Engineer, Nuclear Technologist
Kirk Sorensen stumbled across thorium while doing research on how to power a lunar community. Thorium is a cleaner, safer, and more abundant nuclear fuel — one that Kirk believes will revolutionize how we produce our energy. Full bio
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