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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.
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| ==Abundance==
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| Thorium is far more abundant than uranium-'''235'''
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| :<small>which is what today's nuclear reactors depend on</small>.
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| Mineral resources are at least as abundant as uranium-'''238'''
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| :<small>which is the most common uranium isotope; also useable by [[breeder reactors]] and not conventional reactors</small>.
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| And it might be even more abundant if extracting [[thorium from soil]] turns out to be [[Term:viable|viable]].
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| ==Progress==
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| Ongoing research towards building thorium reactors is happening in India.{{en}}
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| ==External links==
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6qt45lXDM Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?] (video)
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy] (video)
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| * [https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx Thorium] (general reading)
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