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Well, Germany got burned by Thorium reactors back in the 80s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300 Let's see if this p
by iSnow 13y ago
Well, Germany got burned by Thorium reactors back in the 80s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300
Let's see if this performs any better.
- GhotiFish 13y agoa pebble bed reactor? It's like a nuclear gumball machine! Neat!
- pjscott 13y agoThe THTR-300 ran into trouble because of operational difficulties with its unconventional pebble-bed design. In contrast, this is a very conventional reactor design. The difference is that the fuel is initially made of about 90% ThO2 and 10% PuO2.