Environment, waste, and resources

Ritsuo Yoshioka, Motoyasu Kinoshita, Lars Jorgensen, Magdi Ragheb

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Abstract

In this chapter, the following items are described for environment, waste, and resources, which are specific to thorium fuel cycle. That is, decay heat and radiotoxicity for thorium fuel cycle are compared with conventional uranium fuel cycle, at first. A rough estimate for ThorCon-type molten salt reactor is shown. At the end of this chapter, resource issue mainly on thorium is described.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMolten Salt Reactors and Thorium Energy
EditorsThomas James Dolan, Imre Pázsit, Andrei Rykhlevskii, Ritsuo Yoshioka
PublisherWoodhead Publishing
Pages391-424
Edition2
ISBN (Print)9780323993555
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Publication series

NameWoodhead Publishing Series in Energy

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