thorium nuclear power Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:12:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 UK Report Finds Benefits of Thorium Fission “Overstated” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-report-finds-benefits-of-thorium-fission-overstated-20120916/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-report-finds-benefits-of-thorium-fission-overstated-20120916/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:12:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26023 Proponents of thorium as a nuclear fuel speak of its safety and cost savings over uranium, but a new government report from the UK finds these statements overly exaggerated. Supposedly, thorium waste is impossible to use as a bomb component, isn’t toxic, and is more efficient. “Thorium has theoretical advantages regarding sustainability, reducing radiotoxicity and […]

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