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China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’ (www.scmp.com)
submitted 2 months ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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https://archive.is/2nQSh

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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[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Scientific advances from China need to have outside confirmation. Because, propaganda and all that

[–] notaviking@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I cannot speak for this area of science, but in my field China's research papers, for example rock mass failure response to complex stress states, are like a god send, really quality work. This is my opinion in my field but if I had to extrapolate... Remember the Soviets with all their propaganda had amazing scientists

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Remember when it was all the hype when things just started - crazy to see it actually happen

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Thorium? Fucking sweet!

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

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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