Now this is what we should be spending our R&D money on.
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor
- Fuel Thorium and uranium fluoride solution
- Fuel input per gigawatt output 1 ton raw thorium
- Annual fuel cost for 1-GW reactor $10,000 (estimated)
- Coolant Self-regulating
- Proliferation potential None
- Footprint 2,000-3,000 square feet, with no need for a buffer zone
via Uranium Is So Last Century — Enter Thorium, the New Green Nuke | Magazine.