[Terrapreta] Energy Source

[Sean K. Barry]

Hi Kurt,

I read the entire article about Thorium reactors.  I read about Bob's concerns over the theft of fissionable material (spent nuclear fuel) from nuclear fission reactors using Uranium.  I took issue with the first sentence at the top of the the article you referenced, is all.   I think Thorium reactors might be a great idea.  What is the problem with my reaction that you are having?

Kurt, I quoted from the article in blue

Did we not read the same thing?

Regards,

SKB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kurt Treutlein<mailto:rukurt at westnet.com.au> 
  To: Terra Preta<mailto:Terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Energy Source


  Hmmm,
  Sean, does your knee normally jerk like that?
  You don't seem to have read the article at the URL I posted.




  Sean K. Barry wrote:
  >  Hi Kurt, Duane,
  >
  >  Are we going to make Earth look like Mars (no more water) by using
  >  Hydrogen from water cracking as a "fuel", or are we going to use the
  >  better way?

  There was nothing in there about H2, cracking water or what have you in 
  that context
  >
  >  Considering that burning hydrogen fuel results in water emissions
  >  (2H2 + O2 => H2O), this seems like a somewhat stupid conjecture.

  Where did this come from????

  >
  >  Still, using nuclear energy isn't a bad idea.

  Something that makes sense.

  Lots of people get
  >  their worries going over dealing with spent nuclear fuels.

  The author "claims" no spent fuel as such. You're an IT man, as such I 
  doubt that you have much to input on nuclear matters, except knee jerks

  >
  >  Did the Soviets "steal" nuclear secrets from the USA?

  What has that got to do with anything? And I expect that the thievery 
  went both ways.

  >
  >  Who is Bob Dratch?  It seems he does not realize how many tons of
  >  spent nuclear fuel would be required to extract enough "weapons grade
  >  plutonium" out of to make even one bomb.

  Don't know who he is and what does plutonium extraction actually have to 
  do with getting heat out of thorium.
  >
  >  Conventional reactors based on that really yucky substance, "uranium"
  >  make plutonium as a waste substance.

  Really, this isn't a "conventional reactor, it's based on that somewhat 
  less yucky substance Thorium, which your parents may have used if they 
  used Aladin Lamps or Coleman or Tilley Lamps.

  >
  >  That probably isn't the most scientifically stated, but observant
  >  statement that I've ever read.

  You're still not making sense.

  >
  >  It will be very interesting if Bob Dratch really has a product (or
  >  licenses) available anytime soon.  This would be a great change to
  >  energy supplies if it does truly work out this simply.

  Finally!! Another statement that makes sense. Parenthetically,  when 
  will you have a product or licence available for your all singing and 
  dancing char-machine?



  I wonder if there is anyone on this list who actually knows enough to 
  make rational comments on this matter?

  regards

  Kurt





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