[Wonder Warthog]

"I would love to see our government put resources towards the next energy revolution - thorium. I still believe the science behind the molten salt reactors for this much more plentiful (and cheap) fuel that cannot be weaponized holds tremendous promise."

Thorium isn't the panacea people paint it as. Nor is the pebble-bed reactor. And it still produces fissionable (U-233) that can be weaponized. As a chemist, I shudder at the potential materials problems of working with all those fluoride salts.

[Daffy]

“And [thorium] still produces fissionable (U-233) that can be weaponized. As a chemist, I shudder at the potential materials problems of working with all those fluoride salts.”

Get educated:
Thorium: An energy solution - THORIUM REMIX 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9M__yYbsZ4

[volunbeer]

I know there are many issues, big and small, to work out with thorium as a fuel for nuclear power, but it is encouraging that it is a viable fuel. It deserves far more research and study based on the potential.