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by MichaelMoser123 5y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/energysource/2012/02/16/the-thing-about-thorium-why-the-better-nuclear-fuel-may-not-get-a-chance/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/energysource/2012/02/16/the-thi... Here they say that the Thorium based design is inherently safer: "Thorium-based reactors are safer because the reaction can easily be stopped and because the operation does not have to take place under extreme pressures. Compared to uranium reactors, thorium reactors produce far less waste and the waste that is generated is much less radioactive and much shorter-lived."
- acidburnNSA 5y agoThat actually has nothing to do with thorium and everything to do with the coolant configuration. Any low-pressure coolant reactor system can make that claim, with any fuel cycle. Molten salt, liquid metal, organic, you name it.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoSafer doesn't mean safe. You still need to be disciplined about operating them, and the way China has handled other kinds of power plants in the past makes some people (specifically in China) nervous.