A few years ago I chanced upon an article in a Sunday supplement regarding the building of a small scale Thorium Reactor which was very interesting, because these reactors don't go into meltdown, don't explode and the fuel is abundant. There are also some great Youtube videos showing notable engineers espousing the merits of these reactors, but there doesn't appear to be any mainstream take up, when in the future of massive demand these reactors could safely take up the shortfalls that take wind and solar have. I am wondering why this maybe as this is way beyond my engineering know-how as to any drawbacks that these reactors may have. Perhaps there is someone on this website who could elucidate?
Thank you Roger for your informative comment. I had thought there had to be some downside or we would be seeing a rush to make thorium reactors mainstream.
Thank you Roger for your informative comment. I had thought there had to be some downside or we would be seeing a rush to make thorium reactors mainstream.
