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India is also making their own nuclear reactors because they have a lot more thorium than uranium, and in order to use it, they need reactors which support thor
by sketerpot 16y ago
India is also making their own nuclear reactors because they have a lot more thorium than uranium, and in order to use it, they need reactors which support thorium fuel. </nitpick>
- jws 16y agoAnd they need to keep reactors that are not under IAEA oversight in order to build more nuclear weapons.
- strebler 16y agoI wouldn't say so much "making their own" as they are cloning & tweaking the 2 CANDUs we sold 'em a few decades ago. And yes, CANDU reactors can operate on thorium fuel cycles (lucky for them).