Fossil fuels - nuclear main energy sources for a thousand years (John Shanahan)

Fossil Fuels & Nuclear A partnership for a thousand years + John Shanahan Civil Engineer Denver International Petroleum Society May 13, 2016 (2) May 13, 2011 (1)

President: Go Nuclear, Inc. President: Environmentalists for Nuclear – USA John Shanahan

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Partnership Energy: -Electricity -Industrial processes -Transportation -Space heating/cooling

By-products: homes, offices, schools, transportation, medical, agriculture, safety, sports, clothing, business, research ‌ John Shanahan

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Requirements -Low cost -Plentiful -Available 24 / 7 -Stable prices -Environment -Secure -Waste -Energy density John Shanahan

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Holding back progress -Special interests -Bureaucracy -Wars -Terrorism -Greed -Government -Fear -X Scientific Method -Lack of education John Shanahan

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About Go Nuclear & EFN-USA (1) -Contribute to global public education 1) Energy Today 2) Energy Tomorrow 3) Radioisotopes 4) Radiation and their benefits for 5) People 6) Environment

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About Go Nuclear & EFN-USA (2) -Board of Directors & Advisors from Canada, France, India, New Zealand, South Africa, and the USA - 340 + authors - 600 + articles, books, PowerPoints, videos, ebooks 6

About Go Nuclear & EFN-USA (3) - Two websites go-nuclear.org efn-usa.org - NUCLEAR Science & Technology Newsletter - 4,000 plus subscribers - in 113 countries - Students, teachers, professionals in energy, medicine, other fields, business, government 7

Most Important Energy for Today - Fossil fuels - Uranium for: Light Water Reactors Heavy Water Reactors Reactors for radioisotopes & Research

John Shanahan

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Most Important Energy for Tomorrow - Fossil fuels - Uranium

- Thorium Molten Salt Rectors

- Fusion

Light Water Reactors Heavy Water Reactors Fast Reactors (various coolants) High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors Reactors for Radioisotopes & Research

700 years of total US electrical energy fast reactor fuel is already mined and milled Depleted Uranium Hexafloride, (DUF6), is a tremendous source for fast reactor fuel. The U.S. government says it has no use for it !!

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Conclusions

Education is key

1) Fossil fuels and nuclear from uranium and thorium will be the main energy sources & providers of very important products for a thousand years +.

2) We must solve the problems holding us back.

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