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Furthermore, China is also investigating Thorium tech. This might be the bigger news long term.
by imglorp 10y ago
Furthermore, China is also investigating Thorium tech. This might be the bigger news long term.
- morsch 10y agoBuilt upon the technology of Germany's AVR[1]. We're still cleaning up that mess. "The total AVR decommissioning costs are expected to be in the order of 1.5 – 2.5 billion €, all public funds, ie to exceed its construction costs by far." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVR_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVR_reactor
- imglorp 10y agoThat sounds like a mess but it was a U/Th, pebble bed mess. Hopefully Th molten salt method works out better.