peakprosperity | Two years ago, we interviewed Kirk Sorenson about the potential for
thorium to offer humanity a safe, cheap and abundant source of energy.
He is an active advocate for developing liquid fluoride thorium
reactor (LFTR) technology, the details of which were covered in our
earlier podcast: A Detailed Exploration of Thorium's Potential As An Energy Source. That interview concluded with Kirk's observation that the West could
have a fully-operational LFTR reactor up and running at commercial
scale within a decade, but it won't, because it is simply choosing not
to prioritize exploring its potential.
But that doesn't mean other countries are ignoring thorium's promise.
Kirk returns this week to relay what has happened in the thorium
space since our last conversation. The East, most notably China, is now
fully-mobilized around getting its first reactor operational by as soon
as 2020. If indeed thorium reactors are as successful as hoped, the US
will find itself playing catch up against countries who suddenly hold a
tremendous technology advantage: Fist tap Dale.
