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It's Happening - China Launches World's First Thorium Nuclear Reactor
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this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2024
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Could I get a ELI5 on what a thorium nuclear reactor is and why it's important, etc?
Thorium is less reactive than uranium and less likely to meltdown. They need to add a kickstarter to the thorium to get it to react and it is easier to control this kickstarter than it is to keep uranium from reacting.
Also, there is more thorium in the earth than uranium.
I'm so sleepy today - even after my morning coffee that it took me a few seconds to realize that was the dictionary word and not a mention of the website.