Stuff They Don't Want You to Know - The Thorium

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know - The Thorium. Nuclear energy has been around for a long time. All the back to Einstein's formula E = mc^2, the potential in harnessing the energy by a small change in mass has been known. Apart from being the foundation of nuclear bombs, as well as massive environmental disasters such as Chernobyl and the Fukushima Daiichi in Japan, nuclear power has provided people and industries with stable energy. While we are waiting for nuclear fusion, other ways to harness nuclear energy are moving forward. thorium is the name of a silvery metal named after the Norse god of thunder, Thor. It is said to be a clean, green and abundant nuclear fuel that offers a whole new level of safety compared to uranium.Thorium is energy dense. This much thorium would supply the energy required to run your entire life.