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Thorium is radioactive but it would be too hard to get a chain reaction from it to make a nuclear bomb, but what if we develop it with something else? Or work on the chain reaction to change up how it works. Liquid Fluoride Thorium= Uranium-233 produced by thorium, Or thorium reactors? The prospect of cheap, safe energy? But then it's good that we do make uranium since we use up plutonium and authorium?
>>7947718
What the actual fuck are you even talking about?
It makes breddy gud TIG welding electrodes.
>>7947718
I was thinking of making an iron man suit with a throium power source.
>>7947718
Thorium is not cheap.
>>7947718
>authorium
wtf is that?
I think I get the gist of what you are trying to state... you are not limited to LFT reactors when dealing with Thorium.
It is possible to use a Fast Breeder Reactor to breed U-233 from Th-232. You can use a heavy-water reactor for Th in which case it is quite possible to still make fuel for nukes, and I'm guessing they will do so.
I think that you should take a look at the Indian plans to use Thorium based reactors. pic related
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%27s_three-stage_nuclear_power_programme
