More about thorium, which The Globe and Mail published a little while ago. I found it rather interesting; I'd never heard of thorium before.
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With thorium, we could have safe nuclear power
In the beginning, nuclear scientists identified two fuel sources for the atomic age: uranium and thorium. They went with uranium. Why? It wasn’t because uranium was the better fuel. Thorium is more abundant. It is simpler. It is safer. (Although slightly radioactive, it can’t sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor and, hence, can’t “melt down.”).... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2030383/
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