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The Thorium Reddit
Description: A reddit dedicated to articles and posts relating to thorium. Civil discussions and submissions aren't just welcome they're wanted with intention of farther expanding our understanding of this oft-ignored element.
The Thorium Reddit
Thorium - a naturally occurring radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It was discovered in 1828 by the Norwegian mineralogist Morten Thrane Esmark and identified by the Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius and named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
Thorium produces a radioactive gas, radon-220, as one of its decay products. Secondary decay products of thorium include radium and actinium. In nature, virtually all thorium is found as thorium-232, which undergoes alpha decay with a half-life of about 14.05 billion years. Other isotopes of thorium are short-lived intermediates in the decay chains of higher elements, and only found in trace amounts. Thorium is estimated to be about three to four times more abundant than uranium in the Earth's crust, and is chiefly refined from monazite sands as a by-product of extracting rare earth metals.
Wikipedia: Thorium
LiveScience: Facts About Thorium
Symbol: Th
Atomic number: 90
Atomic mass: 232.03806 u ± 0.00002 u
Electron configuration: [Rn] 6d27s2
Discovered: 1828 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius
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It's Happening - China Launches World's First Thorium Nuclear Reactor
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Discovering thorium for the first time
I've watched the famous for featuring George Lucas walking by 6,5 hours long document about Thorium and LFTR and I'm kinda stunned. I'm not in any way versed in physics or chemistry (I'm film student) but this material was eye-opening. I'm going to introduce this topic to my friends and family.
There are still parts I don't understand what's going on so I'm happy to join this subreddit and continue my research here.
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Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor: Copenhagen Atomics Onion Core - Thomas Jam Pederson @ TEAC12
20:31 UTC
Sam O'nella
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TOUR of Molten Salt Research Reactor (MSRR) Site at ACU's NEXT Lab - Rusty Towell @ TEAC12
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Operating Experience, Indian Point: world's first Thorium-fueled commercial reactor (1964)
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75 F in Iowa makes me think we need Thorium Nuclear Now - learn at the TEAC12 conference April 14th, 15th
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Crazy Warm Weather Makes me Think You Should be at Thorium Conference 12 April 14th 15th Abilene Tx
Iowa trip when it was 65f out ( tomorrow will be 75f ) made me think - all these people who like thorium, they need to get real, learn about it and learn how to deploy it. We are having a conference in Abilene Texas April 14th , 15th 2024 - Where everyone will learn where we are going with Thorium and Rare Earths critical materials
How do we solve these problems with Thorium Nuclear Power - that you get from rare earth critical minerals Join us at TEAC12 to learn how DISCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
https://thoriumenergyalliance.com/tea-conference/
All Are Welcome to Attend! – This is for all people interested in Thorium, Critical Materials, and the future of energy Lab Tours of the new Dillard Science center where the new Molten Salt Research Reactor is being built
Your registration gets you: World Class Conference Proceedings , Tours of the Historic new nuclear facility at ACU Great Lunch, All Breakout sessions, Famous Cocktail Reception, Thorium Prize Presentation At the brand-new conference hotel Abilene Double Tree – Contact them for TEAC 12 Room Block
Discount EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! until February 28 Sign Up
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Back button in LinkedIn setting does not work
While there are no issues viewing posts and articles, the back button when trying to update / amend experience, skills, etc in profile does not work and there's no response when clicking it.
Is it me or does anyone else also have this issue?
06:19 UTC
How Molten Salt Reactors Could Revive Nuclear Power
02:48 UTC
Angel's End not dropping
I'm playing thorium thrower and "according to the boss checklist mod" I killed the freaking moon lord...you guessed it. FORTY TIMES. Getting over a DOZEN of the healer item and the bard item and ZERO thrower item. At this point I'm 99% convinced that this is a bug, but I want your opinion first before I cheese myself the freaking item in!
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LFTR (Thorium-MSR) - Kirk Sorensen of Flibe Energy @ University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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How to make nuclear weapons with a Thorium reactor
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Targeted Alpha Therapy
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Thorium benefits
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Thorium Fuel Cycle Introduction
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Showing of documentary "Nuclear Now" at University of Washington this Weds
Hi all, I work with the nonprofit, Friends of Fission Northwest, that aims to educate folks about nuclear fission. We are showing the documentary "Nuclear Now" at UW this upcoming Weds (10/18) at 6pm PT. I thought it'd be good to share it here in case anyone was interested.
If you'd like to join us, please sign up using the following meetup link : )
00:49 UTC
REALLY hoping for this to happen and to see more progress. Won't lie to anyone, I am a big fan.
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