TerraPower has a new website promoting the development of its future Traveling Wave Reactor which in theory could utilize spent fuel, depleted uranium, and thorium to produce nuclear energy for commercial use.
Using the Traveling Wave Reactor, TerraPower hopes to develop nuclear reactors that never have to be refueled and are capable of utilizing the world's depleted uranium stockpile which would be able to produce hundreds of trillions of dollars of electricity for utilities and for synfuel production. With a US depleted uranium stockpile of nearly 500,000 tonnes, the US has enough depleted uranium to pay off its national debt (approximately $14 trillion) several times over.
The new TerraPower website is located at:
http://www.terrapower.com/home.aspx
Watch these interesting videos to learn more about the potential of the Traveling Wave Reactor.
Traveling Wave Nuclear Power Videos
Fueling Our Nuclear Future
Marcel F. Williams
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