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Nuclear reactors that use thorium as fuel have many advantages over those that use uranium. Thorium is common and easy to mine, its waste is safer to handle, and the material also canβt be used as easily in weapons. Recently, a team of scientists from China announced a breakthrough in their thorium reactor project β letβs take a look at just what theyβve done and what the rest of the world is doing for developing thorium nuclear reactors.
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Nuclear reactors that use thorium as fuel have many advantages over those that use uranium. Thorium is common and easy to mine, its waste is safer to handle, and the material also canβt be used as easily in weapons. Recently, a team of scientists from China announced a breakthrough in their thorium reactor project β letβs take a look at just what theyβve done and what the rest of the world is doing for developing thorium nuclear reactors.
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π Support me on Donorbox β donorbox.org/swtg
π Transcript with links to references on Patreon β patreon.com/Sabine
π Transcripts and written news on Substack β sciencewtg.substack.com
π© Free weekly science newsletter β sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter
π Audio only podcast β open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC
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