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China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’ (www.scmp.com)

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https://archive.is/2nQSh

It marks the first long-term, stable operation of the technology, putting China at the forefront of a global race to harness thorium – considered a safer and more abundant alternative to uranium – for nuclear power.

The experimental reactor, located in the Gobi Desert in China’s west, uses molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium – a radioactive element abundant in the Earth’s crust – as the fuel source. The reactor is reportedly designed to sustainably generate 2 megawatts of thermal power.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (46 children)

I personally believe the CCP is doing an amazing job. Communism is working wonderfully

EDIT: Anti-communists are hilarious. "It's not communism but capitalism." And if it is communism, then it is evil because communism bad. Or some made up stuff about uyghurs or queer people.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (43 children)

I don't think it's communism anymore but the Chinese gov are actually looking after their own citizens in my opinion. I kind wish Xi was in charge of the UK honestly.

They tend to think of everything long term and all of those projects are paying off, also Healthcare free education etc they are investing more in their own population than anyone else. US is in my opinion as UK guy pretty much done they've picked a fight that they won't win.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

"Anymore" as if it ever was. Even USSR never claimed to be a communist country

P.S. They claimed to be a socialist, then "developed" socialist country that's "on the path of building communism".