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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

TerraPower - Alternative Nuclear Technology

TerraPower began as a series of explorations related to many energy technologies. Out of these explorations came an advanced nuclear energy solution that presents a new path toward an affordable, safe form of carbon-free energy.
TerraPower aims to develop a sustainable and economic nuclear energy system while greatly reducing proliferation risks and creating new options for converting low-level waste into vast energy resources.

An Innovative Reactor Design

Artist's renditon of fissionIn this video, TerraPower CEO John Gilleland gives a basic explanation of the traveling wave reactor (TWR) technology and how the TWR turns depleted uranium into fuel.
http://www.terrapower.com/Home.aspx
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