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Old 08-26-2011, 07:45 AM
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And then there's the "thorium cycle". As engineering types like to say..."technically-sweet". Thorium's far more abundant than uranium, requires little processing & no expensive (and proliferation-prone) enrichment, and much simpler & safer reactor designs. And, the ability to re-burn spent conventional nuclear fuel is built right in. Better get on the stick, USA...India's putting their eggs in the thorium basket.
Based on the CANDU design, India has several of them at the moment. The Bruce peninsula in Ontario is the world's second largest installation.
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