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

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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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[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

My broke ass stole all my thorium related stocks years ago, im not a holder

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Scientific advances from China need to have outside confirmation. Because, propaganda and all that

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They all do. It's called peer review

[–] Zapados@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Huge amounts are found to be faked or inaccurate. It’s a big issue in academia and has been for decades now.

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[–] EstonianGuy@lemm.ee -3 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Norway has a thorium reactor since 1959

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Who still thinks the South Chinese Morning Post is a legit source after what happened to Hong Kong needs a reality check.

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