Flibe Energy’s approach to sustainable nuclear energy is a liquid-fluoride reactor that runs on the thorium fuel cycle. Our design builds upon the technologies that were demonstrated and proven during the early days of nuclear development. To better understand the validity of our approach, we will look at the history of these early nuclear programs […]
Several people who have recently learned about thorium have contacted me with regards to a “fact sheet” about thorium issued by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) called “Thorium Fuel: No Panacea for Nuclear Power.” The authors of this sheet were Arjun Makhijani and Michele Boyd. Last […]
When talking to folks about thorium, I often mention as one of the basic advantages the fact that you can “burn” thorium in a thermal spectrum reactor, and don’t need a fast spectrum reactor. Which usually elicits the question, “What the heck is a “thermal spectrum reactor” and why should I care that you can […]