Citations for Thorium Power


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  1. United States Nuclear Regualtory Commission. "Pressurized Water Reactors." https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/pwrs.html
     
  2. C. Bahri, A. Majid, W. Al-Areqi. “Advantages of Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor in  Comparison with Light Water Reactor.” Nuclear Science Program, School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.4916861
     
  3. MIT Technology Review. “Meltdown-Proof Nuclear Reactors get a Safety Check in Europe.” R. Martin. 4 September, 2015. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/540991/meltdown-proof-nuclear-reactors-get-a-safety-check-in-europe/
     
  4. Machine Design. “Thorium: A Safe Form of Clean Energy?” K. Sorensen. 16 March, 2010. https://www.machinedesign.com/energy/thorium-safe-form-clean-energy
     
  5. U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information. “Fast Spectrum Molten Salt Reactor Options.” 1 July, 2011. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1018987
    M. Baker Schaffer, RAND Corporation. “Abundant thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel - important waste disposal and weapon proliferation advantages” 30 May, 2018.
    https://web.mit.edu/mission/www/m2018/pdfs/japan/thorium.pdf
     
  6. C. Bahri, A. Majid, W. Al-Areqi. “Advantages of Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor in  Comparison with Light Water Reactor.” Nuclear Science Program, School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.4916861
     
  7. World Nuclear Association. Information Library: Uranium Enrichment. http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/conversion-enrichment-and-fabrication/uranium-enrichment.aspx. Last updated date: June, 2018.
     
  8. The Economist Magazine. “Asgard’s fire. Thorium, an element named after the Norse god of thunder, may soon contribute to the world’s electricity supply.” 12 April, 2014. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2014/04/12/asgards-fire
     
  9. UxC SMR Research Center. “SMR Design Profile.” 3 April, 2013. https://www.uxc.com/smr/uxc_SMRDetail.aspx?key=LFTR
     
  10. Power Magazine. "Big Gains for Tiny Nuclear Reactors". 31 October, 2018. https://www.powermag.com/big-gains-for-tiny-nuclear-reactors/
     
  11. S. Lam. “Economics of Thorium and Uranium Reactors.” 30 April, 2013. http://pages.hmc.edu/evans/LamThorium.pdf
     
  12. Oak Ridge National Labratory. "Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment." Hosted on-server: https://nextgiantleap.org/sites/default/files/source_files/Historic_Molten_Salt_Reactor_Experiment_Brochure_ORNL_1965-1972.pdf. See also: LiveScience. "Facts about Thorium." R. Ross. 1 March, 2017. https://www.livescience.com/39686-facts-about-thorium.html
     
  13. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "Background on Plutonium." March, 2017. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/plutonium.html
     
  14. Discover Magazine. “Why Aren’t we using thorium in nuclear reactors?” A. Hadhazy. 6 May, 2014. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/why-arent-we-using-thorium-in-nuclear-reactors

    110th Congress. (2008). S. 3680 (110th): Thorium energy independence and security act of 2008. Retrieved from website: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/s3680/text

    U.S. Department of Energy. “Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom.” January, 1996. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/03/f8/Closing_the_Circle_Report.pdf
     
  15. Background reading on how thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs) work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon
     
  16. Federation of American Scientists. "Status of World Nuclear Forces." H. Kristensen, M. Korda. May, 2019. https://fas.org/issues/nuclear-weapons/status-world-nuclear-forces/
     
  17. Brilliant Maps. "The 4037 cities in the world with over 100,000 people." 23 February, 2015. https://brilliantmaps.com/4037-100000-person-cities/
     
  18. United States Department of Energy. Office of Nuclear Energy. "Nuclear Power is the most reliable energy source and it's not even close." 27 February, 2018. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/nuclear-power-most-reliable-energy-source-and-its-not-even-close
    See also: Background reading on Base Load power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_load
     
  19. Center for Environmental Progress. "Why Clean Energy is in Crisis." http://environmentalprogress.org/why-clean-energy-is-in-crisis
     
  20. Forbes Magazine. "If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?" M. Shellenberger. 23 May, 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/05/23/if-solar-panels-are-so-clean-why-do-they-produce-so-much-toxic-waste/#4e4af6e4121c
    Chemical & Engineering News. "Recycling Renewables." M. Bombardener. A. Scott. 9 April, 2018. Vol. 96, Issue 15. https://cen.acs.org/energy/renewables/Recycling-renewables/96/i15
    The Verge Magazine. "More solar panels mean more waste and there's no easy solution." A. Chen. 25 October, 2018. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/25/18018820/solar-panel-waste-chemicals-energy-environment-recycling