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Category Archives: Thorium
Thorium in the news
[ When trucks stop running, civilization as we know it ends. Nuclear electricity — or anything that generates electricity — doesn’t matter a rat’s ass if trucks can’t be electrified to run on batteries or overhead wires — especially tractors … Continue reading
Thorium: Not a near-term commercial nuclear fuel
Thorium: Not a near-term commercial nuclear fuel May 30, 2013. Andrew T. Nelson. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Next Section Abstract In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, opinion makers and policy makers, alike, … Continue reading
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Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Thorium: the wonder fuel that wasn’t May 11, 2014. Robert Alvarez. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century,” reads the headline of an October 2013 story in an online trade publication. This fantastic promise … Continue reading
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