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China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’ (www.scmp.com)

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https://archive.is/2nQSh

It marks the first long-term, stable operation of the technology, putting China at the forefront of a global race to harness thorium – considered a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium – for nuclear power.

The experimental reactor, located in the Gobi Desert in China’s west, uses molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium – a radioactive element abundant in the Earth’s crust – as the fuel source. The reactor is reportedly designed to sustainably generate 2 megawatts of thermal power.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

Thanks for the archive link, OP. Shit that site was cancerous

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago

I’d like to thank the thorium. Great job guys! All around, great stuff!

[–] [email protected] -3 points 16 hours ago

Is that what they’re calling the 996 now?

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