• hexthismess [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    Thorium is less reactive than uranium and less likely to meltdown. They need to add a kickstarter to the thorium to get it to react and it is easier to control this kickstarter than it is to keep uranium from reacting.

    Also, there is more thorium in the earth than uranium.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      kickstarter

      I'm so sleepy today - even after my morning coffee that it took me a few seconds to realize that was the dictionary word and not a mention of the website.