tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post9199786947231622695..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Can LWRs Meet Post-Carbon Energy Demands?Charles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-23077089664427676512011-05-11T14:54:23.490-05:002011-05-11T14:54:23.490-05:00uvdiv, thank you for your comments. I worked back ...uvdiv, thank you for your comments. I worked back from conclusions to assumptions, and noted what i think are flaws in reasoning. My concern stems from the failure of the report writers to match capacities with needs. Were it noted, for example, that nuclear power will be required to provide industrial process heat, the conclusion that LWRs would be the workhorse of the nuclear fleet, might have been seen as questionable.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-13700034215148652722011-05-11T14:15:35.437-05:002011-05-11T14:15:35.437-05:00You've linked to the summary only. Here's ...You've linked to the summary only. Here's the correct link:<br /><br /><a href="http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/studies/nuclear-fuel-cycle.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/studies/nuclear-fuel-cycle.shtml</a><br /><br />They do actually discuss thorium MSRs (the solid-fuel AHTR version -- in Appendix B).<br /><br />I think their key point is not so much the the endorsement of LWRs, but that the choices are extremely flexible. (Because uranium/thorium resources are tremendous, spent nuclear fuel is recoverable, SNF storage is cheap). Saying LWRs are the best near-term choice is tautological -- they're the only commercial designs, so if you build reactors today, you build LWRs. They don't claim LWRs are the best or cheapest, but the most available option, and a safe one. <br /><br />They do acknowledge process-heat applications, and high-temperature (gas) reactors. Appendix C in particular.Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172882458584719170noreply@blogger.com