United States Energy Independence - Natural Gas, Oil, Next?

**cubby** · 2012-11-13, 06:57 AM

The United States is slated to become energy independent by the year 2035, thanks to bipartisan efforts in multiple administrations. We should be a net exporter of natural gas by 2020 and a net exporter of oil by 2035.

What would we do next? What's next? Solar? Nuclear? Wind?

**Olo** · 2012-11-13, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by cubby

What would we do next? What's next? Solar? Nuclear? Wind?

3rd gen nuclear reactors then molten-salt reactors

**Catta** · 2012-11-13, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by Olo

3rd gen nuclear reactors then molten-salt reactors

What about the nuclear reactors with molten salt fail safes?
Also - what about them thorium nuclear reactors - arent they in the make?

**Olo** · 2012-11-13, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by Cattaclysmic

What about the nuclear reactors with molten salt fail safes?

We already have working 3rd generation reactors. Molten salt tech is still only a prototype and 20 years away.

Also - what about them thorium nuclear reactors - arent they in the make?

thorium would likely be the first molten salt reactor

**sulfuric** · 2012-11-13, 08:09 AM

We'll be energy independant at great cost. Destroying our own environment.

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