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WolfThick t1_j4clfso wrote

Reply to comment by nhomewarrior in Germany plans to destroy this village for a coal mine. Thousands are gathering to stop it by LaminatedDenim

So why don't they replace them with thorium reactors which is basically the safest type of energy you could possibly have on the planet

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browngray t1_j4d2yll wrote

They're mining lignite, so safety is already out of the equation.

Plus you'd have to make a production-grade thorium reactor first compared to building one out of an existing design. Research projects won't solve an energy crisis that needs the energy now than later.

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