THORIUM REACTORS The tech is realistic and has widespread support. The tech is r

THORIUM REACTORS
The tech is realistic and has widespread support.
The tech is really, really, expensive to design, develop, and produce.
Thorium is about three times as abundant as plutonium – but this is misleading, since both are unconcentrated and thorium is a byproduct of the extraction of other rare earth minerals.
They have figured out how to produce byproducts (waste) that is usable as plutoniam 232. (If I understand correctly) And they claim less waste produced.
The principle benefit is many small safe durable reactors.
In other words at present it’s an economic issue, while the scientific tech is probably close to viability, the resource extraction would requre expansion.

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