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> Nobody serious is actually saying that. > any nation would be completely fucking insane to attempt to start their nuclear program with this method To quot
by godelski 2y ago
> Nobody serious is actually saying that.
> any nation would be completely fucking insane to attempt to start their nuclear program with this method
To quote acidburn[0] who's quoting Livermore designers[1]
| "If today's weapons were based on U-233, [we] would have no interest in switching to plutonium"
> then 'just ignore the waste its fine'
Who said this?
I said
>> You also can use similar technologies as thorium would need with uranium and still reduce waste.
I said that you can already do this
> have clear solution that anybody can just point out
You have those solutions exist without Thorium. I even mentioned the French. And you even replied to that. Thorium is not at commercial level, so if you're going to compare research technology, be aware of the other research technology.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42558370 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42558370
[1] (pdf, it's on the last page) https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/79078 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/79078