▲ 69 ▼ China expects to OK 6-8 nuclear power units per year in green energy drive (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/china@lemmygrad.ml 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Finally! Mothereffin Thorium reactors! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's kind of funny how these could've been made decades ago, but nobody cared to because thorium can't be used for nuclear weapons. So everybody would rather just mine uranium since it's dual use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? I recall people talking about Thorium reactors over a decade ago, and they were already an established concept back then. Seemed like future was just around the corner - then nothing. Good thing China's doing something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 16 points 2 years ago indeed, China just keeps winning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's kind of funny how these could've been made decades ago, but nobody cared to because thorium can't be used for nuclear weapons. So everybody would rather just mine uranium since it's dual use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? I recall people talking about Thorium reactors over a decade ago, and they were already an established concept back then. Seemed like future was just around the corner - then nothing. Good thing China's doing something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 16 points 2 years ago indeed, China just keeps winning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right? I recall people talking about Thorium reactors over a decade ago, and they were already an established concept back then. Seemed like future was just around the corner - then nothing. Good thing China's doing something permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 16 points 2 years ago indeed, China just keeps winning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 16 points 2 years ago indeed, China just keeps winning. permalink fedilink source parent