Thorium not Uranium

[wynn]

There are some interesting blogs on 'newstime' about why Governments are not exploring the use of 'Thorium' instead of 'Uranium' for nuclear energy.

http://www.newstime.co.za/column/DavidGleason/Bombing_out_/89/3330/

It is a lot safer, cleaner, more efficient, and much much more available worldwide than Uranium.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium

Problem is you can't make bombs with Thorium, is this the only reason, otherwise the technology is more or less the same.

[Martinco]

The links provide a very interesting subject, and apart from the bomb thingy, the question still remains as to why the major powers are not looking at this in a very serious way. ( India though, is doing so. )

Thorium seems to be the fuel of the future. Just think about this:
"there is enough thorium in the United States alone to power the country at its current energy level for over 1,000 years."
This is mind boggling !