On 3/16/11 09:48 , bpnjensen wrote:


Thorium. No meltdowns. Much less time to manage the radioactive
waste. Can "burn" ordinary Radio waste and make it less harmful.
Plentiful supply. Already in use, technology readily available.

That and fusion.



The last time you brought up Thorium, I did considerable reading
in addition to the links you supplied and materials you suggested.
It would seem that there really is no reason not to move in that
direction for power generation. Aside from the benefits you state
here, Thorium reactors are scalable, so more may be brought online
as demand expands, they require a much smaller real estate
footprint, and containment is much easier to achieve, with the
reaction being self regulating.

Aside from the obvious military reasons for continuing the U/Pu
line of development, has anyone offered a reason WHY Thorium
reactors are not being implemented on a wider scale?