Thorium

who is believed to have come up with the Pebble Bed Reactor theory, wanted to use graphite spheres as fuel for the helium gas reactors. The Peach Bottom Unit 1 designed in the 1960s was the first HTGR model developed with success. Shortly after the Thorium High Temperature Reactor, built in Germany, used fuel in the shape of…

plants are safer than other energy power plants for workers and nearby inhabitants. This is because working at a nuclear power plant is far less damaging than working in something like a coal power plant. Next, there is a stable supply of uranium and thorium for the many future generations as the foundation to create nuclear energy. Also, there 's really not much waste: the US disposes of 1000 times more EPA-registered hazardous waste materials (e.g., mercury, benzene, coal ash, etc.), than…