Motherboard has given the thorium dream and its fervent band of disciples a long hard look. The jury is still out on whether this alternative brand of nuclear power is feasible, though thorium is more abundant, and less radioactive than uranium, and advocates argue that it’s much safer than conventional nuke plants. Hope so; it looks like the world’s about to get a real-live thorium test run in India.   Original post on vice.com →   Comments on reddit.com →