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Telstra

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What the hell is Thorium, your thoughts?
** I've changed the Title because i don't believe in conspiracy.

 
Very interesting. I'd only HEARD OF thorium before, because it's on the Periodic Table, and that's all.

It may have even been one of the handful of elements which, when I looked through naturally-occurring elements a couple of years ago, was possibly shown as being entirely useless, with no known application or benefit. (MAYBE NOT; all I remember is that VANADIUM was one of the entirely useless elements, and there were three or four more.)

That would be great if it can be tapped, and millions of tons? Much more than I would have ever guessed.
 
Telstra said:
What the hell is Thorium, your thoughts?
** I've changed the Title because i don't believe in conspiracy.

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kinda irnoic a dude figa it
_but hole planet apees no figa umselfs ans obvious ons repeat _

anyway

wata is a Kool
_koooo a ooool_

tinku
 
Thorium is the leading contender as an alternative to Uranium as fuel for reactors. There is substantially more of it in the Earth's crust but I gather it requires some jump starting to get a reaction going and it's very hard to make bomb grade fuel with it. Which is the primary reasons that the US and Russia went with Uranium fuel for reactors back when we were also developing nuclear arsenals. Thorium fueled reactors are potentially safer since they don't require water, can be passively cooled and don't melt down 'China Syndrome'.
 
jbown329 said:
Tapped? More than likely wouldn't happen. To much $$$ to be made off fossil fuels.
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What "should" stop fossil fuel companies from getting into thorium? It would help guarantee their existence for a much longer time to come.

But, then, the greediest humans NEVER really plan ahead, if all their money is rolling in right now...
 
frankfrank said:
It may have even been one of the handful of elements which, when I looked through naturally-occurring elements a couple of years ago, was possibly shown as being entirely useless, with no known application or benefit. (MAYBE NOT; all I remember is that VANADIUM was one of the entirely useless elements, and there were three or four more.)
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Thorium was used quite extensively in the heaters of high performance vacuum tubes in the 1930s, 40s, etc. Thoriated tungsten heaters were much more robust, and efficient than the more fragile oxide coated cathodes.

It's currently used in arc welding electrodes.
 
Hey Telstra, how did you come across such an interesting topic during the holiday season?

I first heard about thorium as a reactor fuel back in 1967. Back in those days I think thorium was considered part of what we used to call the "rare earth" elements. Mining operations treated rare earth materials as waste production back in the day, but not anymore.

The use of thorium as a nuclear fuel was under experimental testing for years but interest really picked up during the oil embargo years of 1973/1974. Predictions of thorium reactors across the nation never took hold. I remember during President Reagan's first term talk of moving forward with a stepped-up thorium research as a power source made the news, but not for long.

Sure seems to me that once every decade thorium comes up for a re-examination. "NOVA", the science show from WGBH Boston ran an episode about thorium, late 70's maybe? I remember Ted Koppel did a thorium episode on "Nightline" back in the 80's.And I'm sure that "60 Minutes" on CBS did a segment about the same time as "Nightline".

Long story short, thorium is like the jetpack, it's always ten years away - just you wait.

Lot's of interesting stuff online about thorium:

 
I think youtube know my viewing pattern and it recommended the video Thorium for me LOL
So youtube stalk me now??
 
Telstra said:
I think youtube know my viewing pattern and it recommended the video Thorium for me LOL
So youtube stalk me now??
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Hey, I thought it was just me. You should see the stuff that gets recommended to me!
What's next? A friendly visit from Robo-cock?
 
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