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DanBC on May 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Germany sets new solar-power record

Thorium can't, as far as I know, be used for bombs. Unlike plutonium or uranium.

SagelyGuru on May 26, 2012 | [–]

And there you have the real answer why it is not used and why uranium/plutonium is. It has very little to do with the economics and safety of energy production.

ams6110 on May 26, 2012 | [–]

It can still make a nasty mess, though.

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