We don’t know we have centuries worth of stockpile. That’s just an assumption.
In fact, I think it’s a foolish assumption to make since if the world’s nuclear powers haven’t been quietly prospecting the globe for new sources of Uranium since 1945, they sure should have been. But you don’t hear about a lot of new uranium mines opening.
And what if this big stockpile us close to a major waterway? Or under a bunch of people’s homes?
Acting like “we can just look and find more” as if it’s that simple doesn’t make sense to me.
We have centuries worth of Thorium in mine tailings alone.
It’s considered a waste product, but can easily be used for power, China already has a Thorium power plant up and running. The US had a Thorium test reactor in the 60s.
This article from September 5th claims they are planning a power plant and their prototype reached criticality but was not designed to generate electricity.
If it works, great. That’s not a guarantee. Test reactors do not make practical power plants.
We don’t know we have centuries worth of stockpile. That’s just an assumption.
In fact, I think it’s a foolish assumption to make since if the world’s nuclear powers haven’t been quietly prospecting the globe for new sources of Uranium since 1945, they sure should have been. But you don’t hear about a lot of new uranium mines opening.
And what if this big stockpile us close to a major waterway? Or under a bunch of people’s homes?
Acting like “we can just look and find more” as if it’s that simple doesn’t make sense to me.
We have centuries worth of Thorium in mine tailings alone.
It’s considered a waste product, but can easily be used for power, China already has a Thorium power plant up and running. The US had a Thorium test reactor in the 60s.
This article from September 5th claims they are planning a power plant and their prototype reached criticality but was not designed to generate electricity.
If it works, great. That’s not a guarantee. Test reactors do not make practical power plants.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/china-building-thorium-nuclear-power-station-gobi/104304468