Thorium as a fuel for Nuclear Power has been an aspirational goal since the 1960's, but despite its apparent advantages, Thorium has never been adopted. This week we look at why. Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com/ Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Download the Just Have a Think App from the AppStore or Google Play Interested in mastering and remembering the concepts that I present in my videos? Check out the FREE DiveDeeper mini-courses offered by the Center for Behavior and Climate. These mini-courses teach the main concepts in select JHAT videos and go beyond to help you learn additional scientific or conservation concepts. The courses are great for teachers to use or for individual learning. https://climatechange.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com/just-have-a-think-jhat Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: null Climate Adam: null Kurtis Baute: null Levi Hildebrand: null Simon Clark: null Sarah Karver: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: null Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ Research Links - https://whatisnuclear.com/thorium.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/can-nuclear-power-offer-a-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis-a-06a8a27f-d492-45d3-8134-30187eefbdf3 https://principia-scientific.org/the-rise-of-molten-salt-reactors/ https://www.quora.com/Why-can-thorium-produce-200-times-more-energy-than-uranium https://www.geek.com/science/first-new-thorium-salt-reactor-in-40-years-comes-online-1713296/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/23/thorium-nuclear-uranium https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx https://www.wired.com/2009/12/ff-new-nukes/ https://www.nuclear-power.net/nuclear-power/nuclear-energy/thorium-energy-vs-uranium-energy/ https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/introduction/energy-for-the-world-why-uranium.aspx http://news.mit.edu/2019/vision-nuclear-energy-buoyed-molten-salt-0724 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781845697655500238 https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019 https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/ga12131.doc.htm https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/thorium.aspx https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/list-of-countries-by-thorium-reserves.html #thorium #LFTR #actnow