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DrBazza
on Dec 29, 2023
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First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now i...
I've wanted to see whether thorium reactors actually work or not. I suspect the lack of interest from western governments is because it isn't very useful for making bombs.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power
pfdietz
on Dec 29, 2023
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No, it's because thorium doesn't solve any of the actual problems that are holding back nuclear.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power