Considering all the wonderful claims, one has to wonder why its going to take ten years?
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The East, most notably China, is now fully-mobilized around getting its first reactor operational by as soon as 2020. If indeed thorium reactors are as successful as hoped, the US will find itself playing catch up against countries who suddenly hold a tremendous technology advantage:
http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/86787/kirk-sorensen-update-thorium-story
Right now thorium reactors are not the highest priority as they are in china. but imho in a few years they will be. may take a change of administrations.
The US can be at its best when playing catchup.