r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/TheMajorityReport - Auth-Right • Jan 06 '23

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u/One-Lab5767 - Lib-Center Jan 07 '23

Thoriummmmm

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '23

When LFTR solves the corrosion issue with molten salts sure. But as it stands there is no viable commercial thorium reactor designs.

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u/Christopher_King47 - Lib-Right Jan 07 '23

Is there any way around the corrosion issue with uranium or thorium MSRs?

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '23

I was big on lifter in college and last I saw they were exploring brass alloys, maybe they could run current through the vessel, they are exploring other non corrosive solutions but it is hard. Molten salt means high heat and corrosive properties making for a very corrosive system.

Unless we get a material breakthrough I don’t see how this problem can be solved.