Aside from needing several billions of dollars and several decades worth of R&D before commercial reactors could start being built.
The technology has promise, but its nowhere near ready or proven.
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http://www.ensec.org/index.php?optio...ent&Itemid=342
I read in this article that the original nuclear reactors were successfully using thorium, but then policy makers switched to uranium because at the time they wanted a bomb, admittedly my reading around this topic is limited so i dont know what to believe atm.
I also understand China is making a big push for it, and what cant they do