Team 16: The Nuclear Family EN-FISSIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

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Team 16: The Nuclear Family EN-FISSIONING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

Team Members Thane Symens Mechanical Meredy Brichford Chemical Joel Smith Mechanical Christina Headley Chemical 2

Problem & Customer  Problem: Energy Crisis  Fossil Fuels  Renewables  Uranium  Customers  Reactor: Electric Companies  Fission Products: NASA,  Medical Research 3

Thorium is the Solution  Our Project  Benefits of Thorium  Abundance  Energy Density  Plant Safety  Desired Fission Products  Plutonium  Bismuth

Alternatives  Continued use of fossil fuels  Renewable technologies  Enriched U-235 as fuel  Other fertile materials  Fusion Reactor thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/03/29/ /bombshell-imf-study-united-sates-is-worlds-number-one-fossil-fuel-subsidizer / 5

Faith/Design Norms  Caring  meeting energy needs  Stewardship  Reduce Carbon Footprint  Trust  reliable design 6 stewardship/ens-1010-introduction-to-stewardship

Obstacles  Negative Stigma with Nuclear Energy  Disasters  Radioactive Waste  Depth of Project  Background Research  Access to needed information  Inability to create prototype 7

Current Status  Fuel selected  Exploring reactor types  Thermal  Fast  Contacting outside references  Thorium Energy Alliance  FLiBe Energy 8

Questions? 9

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