Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from "a million years to 30 minutes," says Nobel laureate
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Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light.
  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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    3 years ago

    I suspect the ability to build thorium reactors away from large water sources may play a role as well as availability. My understanding is that’s the main reason China is experimenting with them. However, I’m guessing the 150 proposed reactors will be uranium based since it’s mature technology.