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+**Counterplan Text: Countries should only use 1. small modular reactors for mission critical military installations. 2. thorium fueled molten salt reactors.** |
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+**SMRs avoid downsides of nuclear energy. Ringle 10:** |
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+John, professor of nuclear engineering at Oregon State University. “Reintroduction of Reactors in US a major win” Nov 13, 2010. robertmayer.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/reintroduction-of-reactors-in-us-a-major-win/ SA-IB |
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+Small nuclear reactors will probably … a loss-of-coolant accident could occur. |
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+**Thorium reactors are the perfect solution – solve prolif, waste, and meltdown. This card ENDS the debate. Petersen et al 13:** |
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+Walter Petersen, PhD in Hydrology and Meteorology, works at NASA. Jordan Ott, lead researcher @ Sensors, Energy, and Automation laboratory, Electrical Engineering @ U Wash. Garrison Burger, Mechanical Engineer at Spaceflight Industries. Vibinash Thomas, Electricial Engineer @ Electroimpact, Embedded Computing expert, awarded the Higgs Osborn prize of U Wash dept of physics. Jim Coy, U Wash nanodevice lab. Andrew Countryman, senior in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Mechatronics. “The Thorium Transition” grant proposal for the Department of Energy. Feb 26, 2013. SA-IB |
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+All of the aforementioned problems …opposed to a uranium reactor 18. |