https://archive.is/2nQSh

It marks the first long-term, stable operation of the technology, putting China at the forefront of a global race to harness thorium – considered a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium – for nuclear power.

The experimental reactor, located in the Gobi Desert in China’s west, uses molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium – a radioactive element abundant in the Earth’s crust – as the fuel source. The reactor is reportedly designed to sustainably generate 2 megawatts of thermal power.

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    10 days ago

    Idk… I have my ifs and buts about China. If you don’t believe in human rights, well love China! I’m not saying everyone in China is bad (but there are evil individuals like in US and NK). And watching Human Harvest, jeez…

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      10 days ago

      Human rights they do have imo, true they execute billionaires who try to screw the rest of the population which in my opinion puts them ahead even more

      The fact they don’t let billionaires run rampant improves my view of them a lot and I’m actually happy the ones who try end up dead.

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      The “human rights” standard of western imperialist countries is laughable hypocrisy. The US alone makes China look like the paragon of justice.