Can Thorium Save Us?

Thorium is much cleaner, more efficient and safe than uranium, and doesn't leave any waste that can be weaponized. Could a thorium-based nuclear power industry save the U.S.?

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January 4, 2010, 10:00 AM PST

By Tim Halbur

Richard Martin has a lengthy feature in Wired that clearly presents the case for thorium.

"It's abundant - the US has at least 175,000 tons of the stuff - and doesn't require costly processing. It is also extraordinarily efficient as a nuclear fuel. As it decays in a reactor core, its byproducts produce more neutrons per collision than conventional fuel. The more neutrons per collision, the more energy generated, the less total fuel consumed, and the less radioactive nastiness left behind."

FULL STORY: Uranium Is So Last Century — Enter Thorium, the New Green Nuke

Monday, January 4, 2010 in Wired

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