Feasibility of a Radially Cooled Thorium Breeder Pebble Bed type High Temperature Reactor

The world demand on energy, combined with environmental concerns, constitutes the need for a plentiful supply of safely produced energy without carbon emissions. The High Temperature Reactor (HTR) is the predecessor of the Gen-4 VHTR design, and has a large thermal efficiency and unsurpassed safety features. Thorium offers more natural resources...