The Magic of Thorium Nuclear Reactors
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This video looks at how thorium reactors generate more fissile material than they consume!
REFERENCES
- Thermal breeder reactors: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ns.22.120172.001533
- Thorium reactor: https://www.ans.org/pubs/proceedings/article-59521/
- World Nuclear Association: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium
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