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Thorium is a mineral found in the Earth. It could potentially be used for [[nuclear]] power, if the right innovations happen. [[Breeder reactors]] would be required. | Thorium is a mineral found in the Earth. It could potentially be used for [[nuclear]] power, if the right innovations happen. [[Breeder reactors]] would be required. | ||
==Abundance== | |||
Thorium is far more abundant than uranium-'''235''' | |||
:<small>which is what today's nuclear reactors depend on</small>. | |||
Mineral resources are at least as abundant as uranium-'''238''' | |||
:<small>which is the most common uranium isotope; also useable by [[breeder reactors]] and not conventional reactors</small>. | |||
And it might be even more abundant if extracting [[thorium from soil]] turns out to be [[Term:viable|viable]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||