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There's a bunch of reasons why Thorium cycle reactors, specifically molten salt reactors, haven't gained traction, but this is my favorite (via wikipedia): >It
by kinofcain 16y ago
There's a bunch of reasons why Thorium cycle reactors, specifically molten salt reactors, haven't gained traction, but this is my favorite (via wikipedia):
>It poses a business challenge, because reactor manufacturers customarily get their long-term profits from fuel fabrication.
Glad to see razor blades, cell phones and printer cartridges aren't alone in the world.
- jacques_chester 16y agoUranium is the dominant technology for the same reason that we use Linux. There might be better OS designs, but unices are well-established, well-understood and are tied deeply into the economic system as a whole. The technology to turn uranium into energy is a spinoff of the nuclear weapons firmament. Swords into expensive ploughshares and all that.