Overview
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Explore the potential of molten salt reactors to revolutionize nuclear power in this informative 19-minute video. Delve into the world energy challenge and learn how power plants function, including conventional nuclear reactors. Discover the innovative workings of molten salt nuclear reactors, their advantages over traditional designs, and why they could eliminate concerns about nuclear waste and disasters. Understand the challenges preventing widespread commercial adoption of this technology and gain insights into its future prospects. Examine the potential of molten salt reactors to provide nearly unlimited energy while addressing safety and efficiency concerns in nuclear power generation.
Syllabus
World energy challenge
Soylent
How power plants work
How Conventional nuclear reactors work
How Molten Salt nuclear reactors work
Why are molten salt reactors not commercial
Bottom line and my opiniion
Taught by
Arvin Ash