tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post1944650820693898284..comments2024-03-23T02:47:06.479-07:00Comments on Kerry B. Collison Asia News: Indonesia’s nuclear energy plan: A peer reviewKerry B. Collisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02939821793284561307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083592332331184648.post-17136478694821781822010-07-03T21:46:34.673-07:002010-07-03T21:46:34.673-07:00There are new nuclear power technologies that make...There are new nuclear power technologies that make the 1970's style plants as passe as disco and polyester shirts. There is the LFTR concept that would use Thorium rather than Uranium as fuel. There is the IFR where the nuclear fuel is reprocessed in the same containment structure as the reactor itself. There is the traveling wave reactor, which is being financed by Bill Gates (and others). All of these concepts offer nearly 100% burn-up of the fuel with the need for isotopic separation either reduced (IFR) or eliminated (LFTR and traveling wave reactor). These are all Gen IV nuclear power plant technologies.<br /><br />There is something like 600-1400 reactors, both Gen III and Gen IV, planned over the next 40 years world-wide. Nuclear industry is in a major growth phase with U.S., Japan, Korea, and France as major players.kurt9https://www.blogger.com/profile/02101147267959016924noreply@blogger.com