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Thorium reactors are always being touted as safe (run away reactions shut down the reactor by design) and produces relatively little waste (with comparatively s
by eximius 11y ago
Thorium reactors are always being touted as safe (run away reactions shut down the reactor by design) and produces relatively little waste (with comparatively short half lives). And they don't produce anything remotely related to weapons capabilities.
I cannot verify that myself, but my friend who is a nuclear engineer is a fan, and it doesnt contradict what i've read about it.
- protomyth 11y agoThorium produces Plutonium-238 which is NOT bomb-making material but used in space probes. Thorium advocates should make sure to not have the word "nuclear" or "reactor" in any press and emphasize that the waste is "space fuel".