Calling all science nerds! I would really like this community’s help in understanding a complex scientific subject. While politics and energy goes together like peanut butter and jelly, this discussion is not intended to be political. Please refrain from politics. Thorium Molten Salt Reactors have been a concept with extremely limited deployment since the 1950s. One of the first experiments were to make a perpetual flight airplane in-flight fueling became feasible. https://vittana.org/16-big-thorium-reactor-pros-and-cons https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/what-is-molten-salt-reactor-424343/ It is supposedly possible to engineer them safer because there aren’t rods to crack like traditional nuclear reactor. They are supposedly able to be more efficient (less waste to store for shorter periods) also due to the absence of rods. Thorium is supposedly vastly available with enough supply to power our planet for 1000 years. Can members provide better articles to reference? My searches on google were just ok. Why don’t we hear about these? There are several organizations with projects in the works. Is it more science fiction than fact? Shout out to Diehard: since these can fit inside a standard shipping container, can I put one up in my back yard?