32. Utah Thorium Energy and Medical Isotopes
Dr. Matthew J Memmott
Brigham Young University
July 7th, 2017
33. Why Nuclear?
• Massive Energy
– 10,000,000 times chemical
– 1 Uranium Pellet ( 7 gm):
• 3.5 barrels of oil
• 17,000 scf natural gas
• 1800 lbs coal
– Reliable
• ~92% Capacity factor
– Clean – No emissions!
– Medicine
• 99Mo, 131I, etc. – only come from nuclear reactors!
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34. Utah-Thorium; Perfect Fit
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Lithium (Utah Salt Flats) Beryllium – 85% Materion (Delta, UT)
Siting (Rural Utah County) Distribution (SLC Airport)
35. Potential Projects Including
• Project Green Leaf 7,000 Utah rural Jobs
• Project Soloman many jobs in the Uintah Basin
• Several Coal producing county Project
• Sevier Broadband
• Natural gas project bringing natural gas to green river city
• Ridge Road Carbon County
• Other Various Projects
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Board Co-Chair
Carbon County Commission
Brad Horrocks
Board Co-Chair
San Juan County Commission
Phil Lyman
board
Jack Lytle
Jae Potter
Keith Brady Ken Burdick
Seth Oveson
Board Member
Uintah County Commission
Board Member
Daggett County Commission
Board Member
Emery County Commission
Board Member
Duchesne County Commission
Ken May
Board Member
Sevier County Commission
Mike McKee Eric Johnson Jones & DeMille Engineering
Executive Director Treasurer
Carbon County Clerk
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