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India To Build A Thorium Reactor

Posted by Unknown on from the someone-has-to-save-us-from-the-nimbys dept.

In their first story, slowLearner writes "India will build a working Thorium reactor. [Quoting the Guardian] 'Officials are currently selecting a site for the reactor, which would be the first of its kind, using thorium for the bulk of its fuel instead of uranium – the fuel for conventional reactors. They plan to have the plant up and running by the end of the decade.'" Before anyone gets too excited, this is only a modified Heavy Water Reactor and not one of those fancy Molten Salt Reactors folks like Kirk Sorenson have been evangelizing for a while now.

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  1. This makes sense! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "India will build a working Thorium reactor."

    Building a non-working Thorium reactor would be an absurd plan.

    1. Re:This makes sense! by tqk · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why do I never have mod points when I need them?

      Why the hell do you people keep asking that stupid question?!?

      --
      "Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit ..." -- Pink Floyd.
    2. Re:This makes sense! by lpp · · Score: 1, Funny

      Damn, why don't I have mod points right now?