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the future is Molten salt reactors - not because of this article, because it is the only abundant fuel for the two of the largest energy consumers for the next
by sandGorgon 10y ago
the future is Molten salt reactors - not because of this article, because it is the only abundant fuel for the two of the largest energy consumers for the next two decades: India and China.
India+China have the world's largest thorium resources. China is also investing more than a billion dollars in molten salt reactor research (led by the son of Jiang Zemin) [1]
Peter Thiel, who is pretty much the think tank for the new government, has a personal investment in Transatomic Power that is doing very interesting work here. I see no reason that this project will not receive a shot in the arm after January.
TLDR : India + China + Peter Thiel = Molten Salt Reactors
[1] http://fortune.com/2015/02/02/doe-china-molten-salt-nuclear-reactor/ http://fortune.com/2015/02/02/doe-china-molten-salt-nuclear-...