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The largest reserves of thorium exist in India and China - two of the most energy hungry and polluting economies. One is on the UN Security Council and the othe
by sandGorgon 7y ago
The largest reserves of thorium exist in India and China - two of the most energy hungry and polluting economies. One is on the UN Security Council and the other has a unique waiver from the US Congress on proliferation - so fissile material production is not the primary concern.
Both India and China have massive deployments of renewable energy, yet the demand for energy is outstripping projected build-out. LTFR is going to be one of the best answers if it can be made safe.
- sien 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occurrence_of_thorium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occurrence_of_thorium From there it seems like India, Australia & the US all have large thorium reserves. There is certainly heaps of it.
- sandGorgon 7y agonot disagreeing. however, the hunger for energy in India and China is causing outsize investments in MSR. For example - https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/12/china-spending-us3-3-billion-on-molten-salt-nuclear-reactors-for-faster-aircraft-carriers-and-in-flying-drones.html https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/12/china-spending-us3-3-b...