How Close Are We To “Advanced Nuclear?”
Frequent commenter Frank Eggers calls our attention to an article on the development of liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs) in China, and points to this excerpt:
“Professor Li, director of the project’s molten salt chemistry and engineering technology division, said the smog crisis had provided huge impetus for their research.
“‘The problem of coal has become clear. If the average energy consumption per person doubles, this country will be choked to death by polluted air,’ he said. ‘Nuclear power provides the only solution for massive coal replacement and thorium carries much hope.’” (more…)
