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Let's talk about Thorium fusion for a while.
Why are there no Thorium reactors being made, when we are perfectly capable of making it with our current technology?

Why, you may be asking, should we make Thorium reactors?

Well, to list some pros of thorium as opposed to Uranium reactors:
We have enough Thorium to power the earth for centuries to come
The radioactive waste only lasts a few hundred years
It can't melt down
Almost all of the 232 Th is used, whereas only 2% of the 238 U is used
Most nuclear waste can be burned in Thorium

But, what are the cons?
The word nuclear, and oil companies.

People are frightened of anything that is in any way nuclear. Most people immediately think Chernobyl or Hiroshima the moment they hear the word nuclear. People don't realize all the advantages of nuclear energy.

And, oil companies practically control the government. If this new source of energy were to be used around the world, Oil companies would quickly fail.

Discuss?

My sources: college