>>12700352>Safer during operationUnlike uranium which requires control rods made of boro to prevent a runaway chain reaction, and need to have a constant stream of cold water, even when it's not being used, thorium is more stable which makes it easier to control the fission reaction, for it needs plutonium in order to keep the chain reaction going, without it, thorium "cools down" effectively shutting itself off. So even if shit hits the fan, you just take the water out, preventing the plutonium particles from interacting with the thorium and nothing like a meltdown could happen.
>Degrades fasterIt takes roughly 300 years for thorium to naturally decay
>Its more safer to store the spent fuelIt produces, mainly, alpha and beta particles which are more safer and easier to contain than gamma radiation.
>it's easier and safer to mineUnlike uranium, thorium will not kill you with toxic cancerous fumes when you go to mine it.
>It's cheaperLiterally everywhere and doesn't need to be "enriched" to be used. You just mine it, and send it to the power plant.
>More efficientIt has a larger operation life span than uranium 235, hence producing more energy at a lesser cost.
I think that's all.
