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Friday, September 14, 2012

Thorium as uranium replacement studied

Thorium as uranium replacement studied

London (UPI) Sep 13, 2012
The benefits of thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel representing a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium are "overstated," a British report says. The report from Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change said the country should continue to investigate the technology but downplays claims by proponents that using thorium makes it impossible to build a bomb from nuclearhttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Thorium_as_uranium_replacement_studied_999.html

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