> 1 ton of thorium roughly equals 1 GW of power for a year. Just so we're clear, that's a metric tonne -- 1000 kg. And that's one GW electric (GWe), so you can

> 1 ton of thorium roughly equals 1 GW of power for a year. Just so we're clear, that's a metric tonne -- 1000 kg. And that's one GW electric (GWe), so you can get more power if you're using it for heat, such as for ammonia synthesis. Also, for comparison, the conventional light water reactors we're using today require 250 tonnes of natural uranium to produce that 1 GWe-year of energy.