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Originally Posted by Prof_Sai
Water is a natural part of the planet, so don't worry about the flood washing your house away.
BTW, I'm not totally against nuclear. I think thorium is worth a try, to see if it's projected safety benefits are true. Also, a few years ago there were some designs that used helium instead of water to transfer heat. That is a dramatic improvement for several reasons. But current uranium fusion has been around long enough to presume that it isn't going to get any less dangerous.
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I think you missed the point with your water comparison. I wasn't suggesting you not worry about it, or that because it's natural it can't be bad or anything absurd like that. I was just reminding you that trace levels of radiation are never going to go away, plant accidents or not it will always be there.
Anyway. I trust you're talking about this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK367T7h6ZY . These sound great and I really hope that liquid fluoride thorium reactors catch on to replace what we have today. They seem far more efficient and most importantly far safer than current plants.