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The Great Debate©: ‘Safe’ Nuclear Power from Thorium?

Posted on 9 January 2013 by Steven Hansen

by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, telegraph.co.uk and Steven Hansen Thorium is touted by many as the future energy source for the world.  Thorium would be used in place of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors: it is abundant on Earth, it has … Continue reading →

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From Coal to Nuclear – A Look at the Numbers

Posted on 23 March 2011 by Elliott Morss

The economics of increasing nuclear power and reducing coal seem quite doable. Of course, added safety costs based on a post-mortem of Japan may occur. Continue reading →

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