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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by lloeki on Monday July 04, 2011 @08:10AM (#2726284)
And thorium is bound to be even cheaper, as it's readily available in massive quantities.
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by neutronicus on Monday July 04, 2011 @10:17AM (#2726581)
Like I said, the cost of fuel doesn't matter. Fuel could be free, and a new reactor would still take forever to pay for itself.
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by ingeborgsjon on Monday July 04, 2011 @12:36PM (#2726963)
But if you look at the design you will see that it's much more simple than a PWR. All calculations I've seen puts the cost of construction well below the cost of modern PWRs.

And the cost of fuel is still important, uranium isn't getting cheaper.

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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by neutronicus on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @03:19AM (#2728967)
> All calculations I've seen puts the cost of construction well below the cost of modern PWRs.

And what calculations are those?

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