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That's only proven reserves, though. Thorium right now is in basically no demand. Given the extremely high energy density of the fuel, A LOT of ores will become
by onnoonno 12y ago
That's only proven reserves, though. Thorium right now is in basically no demand. Given the extremely high energy density of the fuel, A LOT of ores will become economically extractable.
It might not be 64ky, but >1ky seems to be very realistic.
Edit: See also the Wikipedia section on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Reserve_estimates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Reserve_estimates