ThorCon nuclear reactor: Revision history

22 April 2024

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• curprev 16:5516:55, 22 April 2024‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 16,064 bytes +305‎ add link to debate on "spiking" the fuel

7 March 2024

• curprev 14:2714:27, 7 March 2024‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,759 bytes +119‎ →‎Cost: add link to ThorCon/Production

20 January 2024

• curprev 12:5912:59, 20 January 2024‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,640 bytes +51‎ fix links to ThorCon paper "Safeguards and Security"

11 January 2024

• curprev 05:2205:22, 11 January 2024‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,589 bytes +313‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: add note on detection of fissile material diversion.

9 January 2024

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18 October 2023

• curprev 11:1711:17, 18 October 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,328 bytes +125‎ →‎Design Notes: FNRs require an initial load of enriched fissile material to "light the fire" before breeding can begin.
• curprev 11:1211:12, 18 October 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 15,203 bytes 0‎ →‎Design Notes: including the actinides
• curprev 11:0711:07, 18 October 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,203 bytes +154‎ →‎Design Notes: clarify disadvantages of ThorCon

7 September 2023

• curprev 07:4707:47, 7 September 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 15,049 bytes 0‎ correct ThorCon spelling
• curprev 07:4007:40, 7 September 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,049 bytes +43‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: clarify difficulty of plutonium enrichment

9 August 2023

• curprev 11:5711:57, 9 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 15,006 bytes +17‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: clarify difficulty of separating plutonium compared to uranium

8 August 2023

• curprev 14:3314:33, 8 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 14,989 bytes +203‎ re-arrange refs add link to Tsvetkov 2011
• curprev 13:3313:33, 8 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 14,786 bytes +303‎ →‎Notes and References: add ref to Safeguards paper
• curprev 13:2413:24, 8 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 14,483 bytes +160‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: add lead with link to paper Safeguards and Security
• curprev 10:3210:32, 8 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 14,323 bytes −510‎ move refs to bottom
• curprev 02:4902:49, 8 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 14,833 bytes +998‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: add link to version ThorCon's ''Safeguards and Security'' document, version 1.40

7 August 2023

• curprev 22:3022:30, 7 August 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 13,835 bytes +825‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: add more on plutonium

24 May 2023

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7 May 2023

• curprev 18:5318:53, 7 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 13,010 bytes +2‎ →‎Cost: correct numbers per https://thorconpower.com/fuel/
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• curprev 13:1913:19, 7 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 13,007 bytes +141‎ →‎Waste Management: add footnote on value of spent fuel
• curprev 13:1213:12, 7 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,866 bytes +206‎ →‎Waste Management: move footnote re 80 years storage to main text
• curprev 12:2312:23, 7 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,660 bytes −235‎ →‎Waste Management: delete sentence on improving efficiency, redundant with discussion in Design Notes
• curprev 12:1712:17, 7 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,895 bytes +24‎ →‎Waste Management: clarify figures on total waste are assuming 91% capacity facto., 73 grams of SNF -> 81 grams per MWd

6 May 2023

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• curprev 14:3014:30, 6 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,870 bytes +83‎ →‎Cost: add fuel consumption per MW day
• curprev 14:1414:14, 6 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,787 bytes −17‎ →‎Safety: CZ not promoting the phrase "walk-away safe".
• curprev 12:0612:06, 6 May 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,804 bytes +28‎ →‎Waste Management: add 73 grams per MWd
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20 March 2023

• curprev 17:0117:01, 20 March 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,784 bytes +16‎ →‎Waste Management: correct 343 to 172. Each of the four cans gets shipped out only once every 8 years.

8 March 2023

• curprev 02:4202:42, 8 March 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 12,768 bytes 0‎ move "the"

5 March 2023

• curprev 06:4106:41, 5 March 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,768 bytes +509‎ add Kryuchkov to refs section
• curprev 06:2806:28, 5 March 2023‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,259 bytes +21‎ →‎Weapons Proliferation: add reference to Kryuchkov 2011

3 January 2023

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• curprev 09:5509:55, 3 January 2023‎ Pat Palmer talk contribs‎ 12,234 bytes −43‎ removing "See all NPR" because the article is mentioned in the third line anyway.
• curprev 09:5409:54, 3 January 2023‎ Pat Palmer talk contribs‎ 12,277 bytes +189‎ Referring readers to the Debate Guide to "read what people are saying around the web" on the questions raised in Nuclear Power Reconsidered

2 October 2022

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• curprev 15:1215:12, 2 October 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 12,088 bytes +42‎ →‎Safety: clarify negative tempco, a difficult but important concept
• curprev 12:0912:09, 2 October 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 12,046 bytes +4‎ fix named ref
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1 October 2022

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19 May 2022

• curprev 11:1311:13, 19 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,543 bytes +59‎ →‎Design Notes: re-arrange paragraph for bette flow

18 May 2022

• curprev 16:4616:46, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,484 bytes +102‎ →‎Design Notes: fix link to INL document for sulfur-iodine process
• curprev 16:3816:38, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,382 bytes −2‎ →‎Design Notes: indent note at top of paragraph
• curprev 16:2516:25, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 11,384 bytes +73‎ →‎Design Notes: add link to S-I Process diagram
• curprev 14:3614:36, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,311 bytes −4‎ →‎Design Notes
• curprev 14:3014:30, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,315 bytes −78‎ →‎Design Notes: FNR
• curprev 14:2814:28, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 11,393 bytes −41‎ →‎Design Notes: fix link to graphic for SI process
• curprev 14:1414:14, 18 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 11,434 bytes +544‎ →‎Design Notes: update high-temperature discussion

17 May 2022

• curprev 19:5119:51, 17 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 10,890 bytes +38‎ →‎Design Notes: fix link to HTGR
• curprev 19:3219:32, 17 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 10,852 bytes +252‎ →‎Design Notes: need for HTGR reactors
• curprev 11:4911:49, 17 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 10,600 bytes +1,603‎ Add section Design Notes

7 May 2022

• curprev 08:1808:18, 7 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 8,997 bytes +33‎ →‎Cost
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• curprev 07:5007:50, 7 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 8,955 bytes +3‎ →‎Waste Management

1 May 2022

• curprev 13:0413:04, 1 May 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,952 bytes +38‎ →‎Cost: clarify basis of cost estimate

30 April 2022

• curprev 22:0222:02, 30 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,914 bytes +248‎ →‎Waste Management: revise lead paragraph
• curprev 20:5820:58, 30 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,666 bytes +1‎ →‎Safety: clarify vulnerability to cyber attack

29 April 2022

• curprev 13:1413:14, 29 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,665 bytes +75‎ →‎Cost: add figure

26 April 2022

• curprev 22:5622:56, 26 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 8,590 bytes +16‎ grammatical cleanup

23 April 2022

• curprev 19:3419:34, 23 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,574 bytes −14‎ →‎Cost: Refurbishment of reactors

21 April 2022

• curprev 22:3722:37, 21 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,588 bytes −424‎ →‎Cost: update refs on cost of steel and graphite
• curprev 20:3120:31, 21 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 9,012 bytes +9‎ avoid confusion over current status of project

20 April 2022

• curprev 21:2821:28, 20 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 9,003 bytes +20‎ →‎Cost: change source from Wikipedia article to ORNL

18 April 2022

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• curprev 20:5420:54, 18 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,969 bytes +13‎ →‎Cost: clarify refurbishment schedule

16 April 2022

• curprev 14:1014:10, 16 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,956 bytes +15‎ →‎Cost: Change wording to "ThorCon claims ..." to avoid implicit endorsement by CZ
• curprev 13:3613:36, 16 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 8,941 bytes +1,746‎ add paragraphs on design issues relevant to cost

14 April 2022

• curprev 14:3114:31, 14 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 7,195 bytes +6‎ update caption for ThorCon "can"

10 April 2022

• curprev 15:1615:16, 10 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 7,189 bytes +62‎ Clarify purpose of article
• curprev 15:0415:04, 10 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 7,127 bytes +36‎ Note of effficiency
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7 April 2022

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6 April 2022

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• curprev 19:1119:11, 6 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 7,249 bytes +110‎ →‎Safety: clarify paragraph on leakage
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5 April 2022

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• curprev 17:1717:17, 5 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ m 7,114 bytes +128‎ figure captions
• curprev 16:2016:20, 5 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 6,986 bytes +109‎ add figure on fuel cycle

4 April 2022

• curprev 19:4819:48, 4 April 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 6,877 bytes +150‎ add diagram of power train

26 March 2022

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• curprev 12:1412:14, 26 March 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 6,680 bytes +108‎ add <ref> for claim on 9-ton engines
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22 March 2022

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20 March 2022

• curprev 15:2915:29, 20 March 2022‎ David MacQuigg talk contribs‎ 6,383 bytes +84‎ →‎Waste Management: add data on Medium and Low Level Waste

1 February 2022

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30 January 2022

• curprev 14:3914:39, 30 January 2022‎ imported>David MacQuigg‎ 6,366 bytes +898‎ Correction of statement on fissile materials.

14 January 2022

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10 January 2022

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5 January 2022

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4 January 2022

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8 December 2021

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6 December 2021

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5 December 2021

• curprev 07:1007:10, 5 December 2021‎ imported>David MacQuigg‎ 5,306 bytes +456‎ Add note on sabotage, reference to IAEA database.

4 December 2021

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17 November 2021

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10 November 2021

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6 November 2021

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31 October 2021

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30 October 2021

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23 October 2021

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13 October 2021

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6 October 2021

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4 October 2021

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27 September 2021

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• curprev 18:1018:10, 27 September 2021‎ imported>David MacQuigg‎ 15 bytes +15‎ Created page with "ThorCon reactor"