News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029. Parent comment

Re:Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029 by pentae on Friday January 24, 2020 @08:51AM (#22138197)
I also went down that rabbithole and I'm also convinced, but I'm not aware of any Thorium reactors currently in operation.

Not being a proven technology would certainly be a business risk to consider though Thorium would be an easier pill to swallow politically and socially once the population is aware of the safety benefits.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029 by Beltiras on Friday January 24, 2020 @09:03AM (#22138309)
It was proven to work back in the 60's. With way worse material tech than we have today. The reinvigoration of Thorium research happened when that design was declassified and shared with some NASA folks.

EDIT: wrong decade

[ Parent | on HN ]