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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    2 days ago

    Don’t eat Thorium kids!

    I don’t eat any type of kids, definitely not thorium salted kids.

    • Lord Wiggle
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      12 days ago

      You clearly never had a grilled kid sandwich with BBQ sause