The material is three to four times more abundant than uranium and produces about 250 times the amount of energy per unit of weight.
So what´s the trick? The use of thorium is based on an accelerator-driven system (ADS) reactor, which is significantly different from conventional plant.
When a uranium-235 atom splits in a conventional facility it releases neutrons that collide with other U-235 atoms, releasing more neutrons and energy.
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