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Use [Thorium][1]Thorium instead of Uranium.

The uranium-based reactor power program grew out of the nuclear weapons research. There is an alternative process that does not seem to produce fuel for weapons, or carry the same risks of meltdown. There are not many Thorium reactors, so there may be some other downside we haven't discovered yet, but it seems hopeful.

DT Fusion, if we could get it to work, produces a highly penetrating neutron and gamma ray. Even if the result of the reaction (Helium) is inert, but the radiation will in time make the whole reactor plant radioactive. Or you could use a thin layer of depleted uranium to stop the radiation and also generate more energy in the process. However, we can make a fast breeder reactor without the fancy fusion bit.

If you stick with Uranium, there is a safer option: the [Travelling Wave Reactor][2]Travelling Wave Reactor. The idea is to have a conventional reactor, or a combination of conventional and Fast Breeder reactor in the same box, with a power-generating wave that travels through the fuel. The reactor does not need to be opened to take out fuel for reprocessing, and it can be disposed of as a unit while still being sealed.

Use [Thorium][1] instead of Uranium.

The uranium-based reactor power program grew out of the nuclear weapons research. There is an alternative process that does not seem to produce fuel for weapons, or carry the same risks of meltdown. There are not many Thorium reactors, so there may be some other downside we haven't discovered yet, but it seems hopeful.

DT Fusion, if we could get it to work, produces a highly penetrating neutron and gamma ray. Even if the result of the reaction (Helium) is inert, but the radiation will in time make the whole reactor plant radioactive. Or you could use a thin layer of depleted uranium to stop the radiation and also generate more energy in the process. However, we can make a fast breeder reactor without the fancy fusion bit.

If you stick with Uranium, there is a safer option: the [Travelling Wave Reactor][2]. The idea is to have a conventional reactor, or a combination of conventional and Fast Breeder reactor in the same box, with a power-generating wave that travels through the fuel. The reactor does not need to be opened to take out fuel for reprocessing, and it can be disposed of as a unit while still being sealed.

Use Thorium instead of Uranium.

The uranium-based reactor power program grew out of the nuclear weapons research. There is an alternative process that does not seem to produce fuel for weapons, or carry the same risks of meltdown. There are not many Thorium reactors, so there may be some other downside we haven't discovered yet, but it seems hopeful.

DT Fusion, if we could get it to work, produces a highly penetrating neutron and gamma ray. Even if the result of the reaction (Helium) is inert, but the radiation will in time make the whole reactor plant radioactive. Or you could use a thin layer of depleted uranium to stop the radiation and also generate more energy in the process. However, we can make a fast breeder reactor without the fancy fusion bit.

If you stick with Uranium, there is a safer option: the Travelling Wave Reactor. The idea is to have a conventional reactor, or a combination of conventional and Fast Breeder reactor in the same box, with a power-generating wave that travels through the fuel. The reactor does not need to be opened to take out fuel for reprocessing, and it can be disposed of as a unit while still being sealed.

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Use [Thorium][1] instead of Uranium.

The uranium-based reactor power program grew out of the nuclear weapons research. There is an alternative process that does not seem to produce fuel for weapons, or carry the same risks of meltdown. There are not many Thorium reactors, so there may be some other downside we haven't discovered yet, but it seems hopeful.

DT Fusion, if we could get it to work, produces a highly penetrating neutron and gamma ray. Even if the result of the reaction (Helium) is inert, but the radiation will in time make the whole reactor plant radioactive. Or you could use a thin layer of depleted uranium to stop the radiation and also generate more energy in the process. However, we can make a fast breeder reactor without the fancy fusion bit.

If you stick with Uranium, there is a safer option: the [Travelling Wave Reactor][2]. The idea is to have a conventional reactor, or a combination of conventional and Fast Breeder reactor in the same box, with a power-generating wave that travels through the fuel. The reactor does not need to be opened to take out fuel for reprocessing, and it can be disposed of as a unit while still being sealed.