Yeah, in the link it says it's developing it for electrical energy and not for cars but says it's pretty safe.
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Stevens understands that people may be wary of Thorium because it is radioactive — but any such worry would be unfounded.
"The radiation that we develop off of one of these things can be shielded by a single sheet off of aluminum foil," Stevens said." "You will get more radiation from one of those dental X-rays than this."
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so it could be used for cars in the future. In the video link it talks about a 500lb reactor for a car but yeah cars aren't on the agenda right now.