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China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’ (www.scmp.com)
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It marks the first long-term, stable operation of the technology, putting China at the forefront of a global race to harness thorium – considered a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium – for nuclear power.

The experimental reactor, located in the Gobi Desert in China’s west, uses molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium – a radioactive element abundant in the Earth’s crust – as the fuel source. The reactor is reportedly designed to sustainably generate 2 megawatts of thermal power.

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[-] Gemeinagent@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago

Uh, what about the THTR-300 that operated at 300MW capacity from 1987 to 1989?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300

It was a total failure, though. Not quite Chernobyl, but it was plagued by incidents.

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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Thorium tarnishes to olive grey when exposed to air. This makes it kinda greenish. Green is the color of stamina, so this checks out.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you’re feeling out of breath, drink a thorium potion!

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Who still thinks the South Chinese Morning Post is a legit source after what happened to Hong Kong needs a reality check.

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[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

Well, that and lack of diligently enforced safety standards.

[-] stembolts@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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