Thorium reactors. Do they exist? Are they still just theoretical? Why aren’t we investing more in it?

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Thorium reactors. Do they exist? Are they still just theoretical? Why aren’t we investing more in it?

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Some currently operational designs can use thorium, such as the canadian CANDU design. People are leery of investing in nuclear power because A. the capital outlay is gigantic and the payoff takes a LOOOOOOOONG time and B. political obstacles make it a very risky investment.

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