[ RadSafe ] Article on Wired on Thorium reactors

[Minnema, Douglas]

Jaro and Franz,

My recollection is that supposedly India had worked on thorium-based
reactors, probably in the 1960's or 1970's, since they had a lot of it
around.  I don't think they still use them today, probably somebody else
here knows better.

As for U-233 in weapons, it's probably been tested somewhere in the world.
But the big problem is that the high gamma radiation levels emitted by the
U-233 makes storage and handling of the material and the devices very
problematic.  Much more so than other alternatives.  Not good if you want to
build a lasting stockpile and deploy them conventionally.

Doug Minnema