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Who is Kirk Sorensen?

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Who is Kirk Sorensen?

Kirk Sorensen began his work with thorium while working as an aerospace engineer at NASA. In 2010, he left NASA to work as the chief nuclear technologist at Teledyne Brown Engineering. In 2011, he founded Flibe, a company focused on developing modular thorium reactors.

Where is Kirk Sorensen now?

Flibe Energy
Kirk currently serves as the President and Chief Technologist at Flibe Energy and has grown the company to include a team of engineers, chemists, and nuclear physicists who are working together to bring this revolutionary technology to market.

Do any molten salt reactors exist?

A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a class of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary nuclear reactor coolant and/or the fuel is a molten salt mixture. Only two MSRs have ever operated, both research reactors in the United States.

Can you buy TerraPower stock?

In fact, you can buy shares in TerraPower through a pre-IPO investing platform. Two pre-IPO platforms, EquityZen and Forge (formerly Sharespost), let investors buy shares from an employee or investor in a private company.

How does a Lftr reactor work?

LFTRs differ from other power reactors in almost every aspect: they use thorium that is turned into uranium, instead of using uranium directly; they are refueled by pumping without shutdown. Their liquid salt coolant allows higher operating temperature and much lower pressure in the primary cooling loop.

Is thorium safer than uranium?

Thorium is safer and more efficient to mine than uranium, thus making it more environmentally friendly. [5] The percentage of thorium found in its ore is generally greater than the percentage of uranium found in its ore, so it is more cost-efficient.

Is thorium better than uranium?

Thorium-based reactors are safer because the reaction can easily be stopped and because the operation does not have to take place under extreme pressures. Compared to uranium reactors, thorium reactors produce far less waste and the waste that is generated is much less radioactive and much shorter-lived.

Why dont we use molten salt reactors?

The waste from molten salt reactors is radioactive and needs to be stored for a minimum of 300 years before it can be released back into the ground. Molten salt reactors are just one highly efficient variant of traditional nuclear power plants which, lately, have become a safer energy source.

Why dont we have molten salt reactors?

Such a reactor couldn’t possibly suffer a meltdown, even in an accident: The molten salt core was liquid already. The fission-product heat would simply cause the salt mix to expand and move the fuel nuclei farther apart, which would dampen the chain reaction.

What are the best uranium stocks to buy?

Let’s talk about three uranium stocks to buy as nuclear power demand increases.

  • Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ)
  • Uranium Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC)
  • Denison Mines (NYSEAMERICAN:DNN)

Is TerraPower safe?

Despite nuclear power’s baneful reputation, it is actually the safest form of power generation when analyzed by deaths per unit of electricity generated, according to Gates. And TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor plants will be safer still, thanks in large part to a more reliable cooling system for its reactors.