zork: can't listen to the quirks and quarks bit in the field, but thorium has its pros and cons like anything.
Posted by
mafic
Sep 20 '12, 15:35
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generally more abundant (but nobody's really looking for it), more difficult to use for weapons (but not impossible), probably some others I don't know. I do know it can't be used in light water reactors, which most reactors are, so there'd need to be a lot of reconstruction. the 'less hazardous waste' argument doesn't sit well with me, since you're still talking multiple lifetimes worth of danger.
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