China gives green light to its first thorium-powered nuclear reactor
Is Thorium the answer to nuclear energy worldwide?
Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.
View original on lemmy.worldhttps://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=5aa59a42111dff32e98e48c14a80cb53Open linkView original on lemmy.world
4 replies
Hmmm paywalled, would be interested in reading more.
https://archive.ph/aczqa
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.
No, waste heat will kill the planet too