China Fires Up World's First Thorium-Powered Nuclear Reactor

Months after satellites picked up a massive nuclear fusion facility in China's Sichuan province, the country's nuclear industry has blown the lid off of sustainable combustion. During a private meeting earlier this month, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the successful operation of a Thorium-powered nuclear reactor, located in the Gobi Desert. The team had achieved "full-power operation" last June, according to Tribune, and recently succeeded in reloading the reactor while it was powered up — a world first. It's a major milestone for nuclear power. Thorium offers a more accessible but less militarized [militarize-able? not sure what a good [...]