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Originally Posted by TorpX
This Thorium nuclear idea sounds promising, but I have to ask why there have not been any attempts to put one into operation. Are there problems that make it impractical?
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From what I understand the first one is more expensive to start than a normal plant. However it gets cheaper once that first one comes online because it can help process basic thorium in to thorium-232 which necessary for it use as fuel.