[ RadSafe ] Thorium! Thorium reactor remixed lecture in 16 minutes

[McNaughton, Michael]

Is the "proliferation" problem with a thorium reactor better or worse than with a conventional reactor? 


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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Thorium! Thorium reactor remixed lecture in 16 minutes

If you talk to a Nuclear Engineer, and mention Th or U-233, the deal is
dead. They start parroting "proliferation" and become focused on the
possible production of weapons.

I think the Thorium fuel cycle is well worth the investment, but the
political rhetoric that has clouded the thinking of the people who can make
the decision to utilize it must be overcome. That is the real issue here.

Jim Darrough