Thorium Revolt: Mineral to replace uranium as nuclear power source?

An obscure metal that could energise our world... It's called thorium, it's eco-friendly, and there's lots of it. Many scientists say it could even replace uranium as a nuclear power source. But despite its potential, the metal is yet to gain a foothold in the market. RT's Laura Emmett explains why...
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[rramosbaez]

@darklord595470 Fusion is better, but it doesn't work yet. Thorium works.

[IfureadthisURdum]

Why can't we do both?

[MrJivePirate]

John Large, the guy who comes on to criticize thorium at 2:27, is not independent, he works for greenpeace and is paid to slander nuclear power.

[Licmycat]

See my avatar? It looked dark brown and black and gritty dirty when I found it. Washed it with handsoap and it turned a creamy-light tan color and now it's changing back to dark brown and black streaks. Could it have thorium in it?

[sabu85]

the problem is that there are many technical challenges so address, and it's not possible to produce nuclear fuel to be used in nuclear weapons out of it.

but we'll see in the future, i know india is developing some thorium reactors.

[airsoftmanic]

@TheFooob if the US diverted 20% of its Defence budget to anything, it would probably change the world.

that amount of money could put a thorium power planet on almost every corner of the globe, including all the money for R&D as well,

[rabudman]

@Tincuradan yea, but if the older scientist has an english accent i've gotta default to what he says is being true:)...seriously tho, the english guy is saying we shouldn't try it because "it has problems"...really...sounds like a great rational to give up...problems? OMG, lets just quit. i just heard about this today,sounds exciting...

[Tincuradan]

watch?v=P9M__yYbsZ4

LFTR, the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor.

Very good summation of all aspects of the thorium question.

When an old destinquished scientist tells you something is possible, believe him. When an older scientist tell you something´s impossible, ignore him.

[TheFooob]

If I was President of the United States, id divert 20% of the Defence budget to developing Nuclear Power plants that run on Thorium!.

[matsutakneatche]

@Boehri5vor12 not really.

[antiprotons]

@rramosbaez Fusion works perfectly fine. There are dozens of working fusors in the world today. Money needs to be spent on development of fusion and not fission.