Thorium reactors are a type of breeder reactor that can breed using slow neutrons, whereas most breeder reactors built so far use uranium and fast neutrons. Th

Thorium reactors are a type of breeder reactor that can breed using slow neutrons, whereas most breeder reactors built so far use uranium and fast neutrons. There is a lot of hype about thorium online, but almost all of it is about breeder reactors vs. non-breeders. None of the hype is truly thorium specific. I wrote up a few pages on it around 2014. https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium-myths.html https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium-myths.html https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium.html https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium.html Thorium is often associated with fluid fuel reactors. https://whatisnuclear.com/msr.html https://whatisnuclear.com/msr.html