tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1439990086339018184..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Thorium carA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-53272973694375244682014-12-31T15:22:42.191+00:002014-12-31T15:22:42.191+00:00Demetrius - presumably the initial atomic weapons ...Demetrius - presumably the initial atomic weapons impetus created those vested interests and it was all downhill from there. The next decade could be interesting.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-53332932276620403752014-12-31T14:51:09.176+00:002014-12-31T14:51:09.176+00:00In addition to the weaponry issues, big money had ...In addition to the weaponry issues, big money had been put into uranium etc. with the result that serious vested interests were in play, already closely enmeshed with key government departments.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-48075867955068296202014-12-31T11:10:39.769+00:002014-12-31T11:10:39.769+00:00James - as far as I can see it's a lack of dev...James - as far as I can see it's a lack of development due to it not being the right technology for nuclear weapons.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-21830902309960622582014-12-31T10:12:37.438+00:002014-12-31T10:12:37.438+00:00If thorium is known and is the wonder solution, th...If thorium is known and is the wonder solution, then why hasn't it become the preferred option so far?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-65535555743148665052014-12-30T18:25:18.300+00:002014-12-30T18:25:18.300+00:00Sackers - that's what I understand too, which ...Sackers - that's what I understand too, which is possibly why thorium was never developed as perhaps it should have been. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-75366144209285779342014-12-30T17:15:49.913+00:002014-12-30T17:15:49.913+00:00And, so I understand, doesn't have the issues ...And, so I understand, doesn't have the issues surrounding nuclear weapons proliferation that uranium and plutonium have.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.com