In a groundbreaking step for clean energy, scientists have discovered how just 480 grams of thorium—a silvery metal more abundant than uranium—can power a human life. Unlike conventional nuclear reactors, thorium reactors produce far less toxic waste, are meltdown-resistant, and can even consume existing nuclear waste as fuel. Researchers estimate that a golf ball–sized amount could meet one person’s energy needs for an entire lifetime.
China recently made history by reloading a molten salt thorium reactor without shutting it down—an achievement that may change the future of energy. Built in the Gobi Desert, this reactor runs safer and more efficiently than uranium-based systems. If scaled globally, thorium power could eliminate energy poverty, slash emissions, and deliver clean electricity to billions using a fraction of the material—and risk.
#ThoriumReactor #CleanEnergy #NuclearInnovation #EnergyBreakthrough #ChinaEnergyIn a groundbreaking step for clean energy, scientists have discovered how just 480 grams of thorium—a silvery metal more abundant than uranium—can power a human life. Unlike conventional nuclear reactors, thorium reactors produce far less toxic waste, are meltdown-resistant, and can even consume existing nuclear waste as fuel. Researchers estimate that a golf ball–sized amount could meet one person’s energy needs for an entire lifetime.
China recently made history by reloading a molten salt thorium reactor without shutting it down—an achievement that may change the future of energy. Built in the Gobi Desert, this reactor runs safer and more efficiently than uranium-based systems. If scaled globally, thorium power could eliminate energy poverty, slash emissions, and deliver clean electricity to billions using a fraction of the material—and risk.
#ThoriumReactor #CleanEnergy #NuclearInnovation #EnergyBreakthrough #ChinaEnergy
