"Thorium reactors" refers to a type of nuclear reactor that uses thorium as its fuel source instead of uranium.
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«thorium»
«reactor»
Sentences with «thorium reactors»
- Manufacturers should pursue even safer, meltdown - proof designs that they have experimented with but shelved, such as liquid fluoride thorium reactors and pebble bed reactors. (scientificamerican.com)
- The fluoride salt thorium reactor can produce nuclear wastes that consist only of fission products, which quickly decay to stable elements - in fact some elements like xenon or rhodium represent valuable commercial products after a few months «cooling down». (treehugger.com)
- I've seen nuclear scientists on Reddit before answering questions about Thorium reactor technology, and stating in no unclear terms that it is not currently feasible. (reddit.com)
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