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

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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3331312/china-reaches-energy-independence-milestone-breeding-uranium-thorium

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

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Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨hour⁩ 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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