because on paper thorium and fusion are both way ahead of uranium but the world has invested billions of dollars over 80 years into creating infrastructure for uranium.
From what I understand, thorium reactors have been more or less proven to be a viable power source, while fusion reactors still have major unsolved problems and likely won’t be viable for decades.
China has a working prototype today. There weren’t any theoretical issues, someone just needed to put the money down.
Same thing with fusion, really.
yep its all ✨infrastructural inertia✨
because on paper thorium and fusion are both way ahead of uranium but the world has invested billions of dollars over 80 years into creating infrastructure for uranium.
From what I understand, thorium reactors have been more or less proven to be a viable power source, while fusion reactors still have major unsolved problems and likely won’t be viable for decades.