Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy

↓ More info below ↓ Energy too cheap to meter - that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. That promise has not come to pass - but with some incredible new technologies, perhaps it still could. The question is -...

19 min - Science & Tech - PBS Space Time

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