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I'm not well versed on the topic, but I've read about using thorium for nuclear power instead of uranium.

Seems like a win all around. Safer, more prevalent, less waste.

Thoughts?

Any downsides to this?

Would transitioning from uranium to thorium be difficult?

PsYcHo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:52 pm I'm not well versed on the topic, but I've read about using thorium for nuclear power instead of uranium.

Seems like a win all around. Safer, more prevalent, less waste.

Thoughts?

Any downsides to this?

Would transitioning from uranium to thorium be difficult?

It sounds like a good idea to me.

Why is it safer?

Cirion Spellbinder wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:25 pm Why is it safer?

Thorium by itself won't "meltdown". It takes a small amount of plutonium to activate, and it the event of an emergency the plutonium could be removed by a "plug" of sorts. Once disconnected from the plutonium, the thorium is inert. Plus it generates much less radioactive waste, by a significant amount. (supposedly, I'm researching this claim now.)

I'm researching it a bit more now that I'm interested in it, and there is a lot of bs concerning thorium out there.

This site has some good info, with a link to common misconceptions/outright lies. https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium.html