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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by shailesh on Sunday July 03, 2011 @02:18PM (#2724200)
Another data point:

Even in India (which has 25% of world's Thorium reserves), it is a mystery to many, as to why the Govt. chose not to invest more heavily in Thorium based research, rather than going for traditional ones.

Edit: grammar.

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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by uvdiv on Sunday July 03, 2011 @06:01PM (#2724727)
Not sure how you figure that, India's whole research program is geared toward a pure-thorium future.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%27s_three_stage_nuclear_p...

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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by goombastic on Sunday July 03, 2011 @02:36PM (#2724255)
India seems to only go for technologies that foreign companies have developed. Guess why? Kick backs are a nice way of living the good life. This, even as recent hikes in fuel prices across the country are putting paid to the dreams of a growing economy.
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by vamsee on Sunday July 03, 2011 @04:41PM (#2724540)
You guys must be kidding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl5DiTPw3dk
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by goombastic on Monday July 04, 2011 @11:09PM (#2728492)
I would love to see this being scaled up and put into production. I've been hearing about thorium reactors for the last 20 years.
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by known on Monday July 04, 2011 @01:31AM (#2725493)
http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/24/indians-among-...
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Re:Thorium nuclear reactors: a possible solution of the ener... by InclinedPlane on Sunday July 03, 2011 @05:34PM (#2724664)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_India

"The country is involved in the development of nuclear fusion reactors through its participation in the ITER project and is a global leader in the development of thorium-based fast breeder reactors."

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