China reaches energy independence milestone by ‘breeding’ uranium from thorium

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Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear power.

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Socket462@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Kovarex process unlocked

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Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
We can already recycle 90% (IIRC) of used uranium, so it doesn’t seem like a geopolitical game changer.

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- Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  It is in the long term given that known uranium reserves are only good for a few hundred years of global energy requirements. Thorium is far more plentiful.
  
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- Dogyote@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  IIRC isn’t a good source
  
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  - Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Here you go in french it’s actually 96%. I don’t know if you can re-recycle it at that level the second time.
    
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turdcollector69@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
As far as I know fast breeding has wild nuclear proliferation risks. This is a weapons flex not a green energy flex.

Making new uranium is sketchy because they’re making weapons grade material, not reactor fuel.

If they cared about clean energy they wouldn’t be converting through into uranium and just use the thorium directly.

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fodor@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Nuclear power isn’t clean, stupid headline. Did we learn nothing from Fukushima or Three Mile or Monju? … Bonus points if you heard of Monju, which is on point because it, too, was a breeder reactor.

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