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

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

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

4. Thorium is the Solution  Our Project  Benefits of Thorium  Abundance  Energy Density  Plant Safety  Desired Fission Products  Plutonium - 238  Bismuth- 213 4 http://energyfromthorium.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/thoriumInYourHand.gif

5. Alternatives  Continued use of fossil fuels  Renewable technologies  Enriched U-235 as fuel  Other fertile materials  Fusion Reactor http:// thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/03/29/1791811/bombshell-imf-study-united-sates-is-worlds-number-one-fossil-fuel-subsidizer / 5

6. Faith/Design Norms  Caring  meeting energy needs  Stewardship  Reduce Carbon Footprint  Trust  reliable design 6 https://sites.google.com/a/ecacs16.ab.ca/natural-resources/home/environmental- stewardship/ens-1010-introduction-to-stewardship

7. Obstacles  Negative Stigma with Nuclear Energy  Disasters  Radioactive Waste  Depth of Project  Background Research  Access to needed information  Inability to create prototype 7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster

8. Current Status  Fuel selected  Exploring reactor types  Thermal  Fast  Contacting outside references  Thorium Energy Alliance  FLiBe Energy http://www.world-nuclear.org/uploadedFiles/org/WNA/Publications/Nuclear_Information/Pocket%20Guide%20Reactors.pdf 8

9. Questions? 9 http://crenshawcomm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/questionsforPRfirm.jpg