tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post898198883057154000..comments2023-06-30T01:39:28.918-07:00Comments on B.C. Policy Perspectives: Let's Consider Having Two Thorium-Fuelled Nuclear Reactors in Northern Alberta and SakatchewanMark Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-47263358915506357422012-10-11T08:42:26.982-07:002012-10-11T08:42:26.982-07:00Bernard: I do not disagree with you--when I say we...Bernard: I do not disagree with you--when I say we should "consider", I just mean consider. CO2 emissions would have to be added in the calculation; I tend to assume that they would greatly reduce the amount of CO2 produced by not having a reactor, but I could be wrong. All I know comes from listening to Quirks and Quarks and visiting a few websites.Mark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-335865164491364842012-10-10T12:07:52.989-07:002012-10-10T12:07:52.989-07:00Nuclear reactors are not entirely CO2 free. There...Nuclear reactors are not entirely CO2 free. There is a very small amount during operation, but there is a much large amount in the construction and de-commissioning of the plant. The mining of the thorium is also not CO2 free.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-61060299759083930952012-09-30T01:55:03.088-07:002012-09-30T01:55:03.088-07:00Nice post from Edmonton for the prairie provinces,...Nice post from Edmonton for the prairie provinces, Mark!<br /><br />I have a business in the US developing Molten Salt processes, whose best benefit to Mankind will be their superb efficiency extracting Energy from Thorium.<br />Due to Entrenched Interests however, getting there requires some Strategy, which you can find in the first two links of my G+ profile: plus.google.com/116585288448207486314/about.<br /><br />By the way Edmonton has another staunch Th proponent, my G+ friend Robert Pratt, who works as Siemens: https://plus.google.com/photos/100576596805087474114/albums/5783407081763693425 The conversation's after the photos, but if you can't see it try this:<br />https://plus.google.com/100576596805087474114/postsKimLJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997549873633853501noreply@blogger.com