Lightbridge touts role of thorium in safer nuclear energy future

Lightbridge touts role of thorium in safer nuclear energy future
Thorium could provide the boost needed to revive nuclear energy in the U.S. without raising weapons-proliferation issues, the firm Lightbridge said. While fuel rods made from thorium won't be ready for use in the near term, company CEO Seth Grae said, the material would be safer and more efficient than uranium. Reuters

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