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Thorium, An Alternative Nuclear Fuel

Posted by $ allosaur 7 years, 7 months ago to Science
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Perhaps Thorium should be called the only viable nuclear fuel.
After speaking of its use on the moon, Kirk Sorernson told an audience, "It could be used to power the entire world."
He added that thorium is not rare and explains in the linked video how it is easier and safer to use than uranium.
Me dino picked up on thorium in nickursis's post, "Thunderstorm Turns Into Nuclear Reactor and Blasts Radiation Everywhere"
where Gulcher jim jamesjames made quick mention of it. So I looked it up.


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  • Posted by $ blarman 7 years, 7 months ago
    Love the community learning! Thanks for sharing.
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  • Posted by $ WilliamShipley 7 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    India is heavily investing in Thorium reactors. It has a lot of thorium and has to import all its uranium. They hope to have a prototype online by the end of the year.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 7 months ago
    Thanks for bringing this up again, dino. The more people who are educated about thorium power the better.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Elon would be happy to do it as long as the taxpayers take all the risk and he gets all the benefits. Disgusting looter.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 7 years, 7 months ago
    Someone else must know this so my guess is that the establishment is all in on uranium. I am sure their fully vested.

    But...what's to stop a private company from using thorium?!?!?!...may be we should talk to Elon Musk.
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