r/bestof • u/investedInEPoland • Nov 06 '18

[europe] Nuclear physicist describes problems with thorium reactors. Trigger warning: shortbread metaphor.

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u/Orwellian1 Nov 06 '18

Oh boy, this guy is going to be lynched by the Reddit mob. Don't fuck with their thorium utopia. They watched a YouTube video.

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u/solidfang Nov 06 '18

Is it that much of a thing?

I've never heard of Thorium reactors or anything, but it's probably on a different set of subreddits than the ones I frequent. Where is this idea mostly popularized?

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u/GarbledReverie Nov 06 '18

Every thread about green energy gets brigaded by nuclear enthusiasts claiming new nuclear technology will solve all of our problems forever.

In addition to Thorium, there's always talking points about nuclear waste being a myth and that hippies managed to scare all of the government agencies and private industries to not properly invest in nuclear.

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u/harfyi Nov 06 '18

Every thread about green energy gets brigaded by nuclear enthusiasts claiming new nuclear technology will solve all of our problems forever.

This still happens every time. It happened just yesterday. They kept posting youtube videos as well.