c/science · by daitya@lemmy.world · 3y

China gives green light to its first thorium-powered nuclear reactor

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3224183/china-gives-green-light-nuclear-reactor-burns-thorium-fuel-could-power-country-20000-years?tpcc=enlz-china&UUID=3143d8550b12201fb9daf041ef0440e0&next_article_id=3224212&article_id_list=3224183,3224212,3224169,3224187,3224134,3224156,3224051,3224126&tc=5&CMCampaignID=5aa59a42111dff32e98e48c14a80cb53

Is Thorium the answer to nuclear energy worldwide?

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4 Comments

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Hmmm paywalled, would be interested in reading more.

daitya@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

https://archive.ph/aczqa

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

Perfect, thank you!

I'm excited for this tech getting a significant implementation, and I am looking forward to the hopefully positive results, as Thorium MSRs are in my opinion the way forward for nuclear tech.

keen1320@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

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HerrBeter@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 3y

No, waste heat will kill the planet too