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It was as in the history of the hare and turtle: Chinese scientists made a great advance in nuclear energy thanks to a US survey.
For the first time, scientists replenished an experimental nuclear reactor without turning it off-in a significant advance in the world transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy sources.
This progress was revealed last week by.
The discovery means that China «now leads the global border» in nuclear innovation -Said the project scientist of the project, Xu Hongjieat a meeting on April 8 at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, quoted by.
As the same magazine recalls, Torium’s reactors were first developed in the 1950s in the US, before betting everything in the uranium. After this decision, The initial research was later abandoned.
Now, the Chinese researchers resurrected it.
“The US has left their research available to the public, waiting for the right successor. We were this successor“Xu said.
Evoking the history of the hare and turtle, the scientist compared: “The hares sometimes make mistakes and/or are lazy. That’s where the turtle enjoys your opportunity ”.
The secret facility that houses the reactor went into operation in June 2024, and, according to, will be Hidden Non -Desert of Gobiin the north of the country, near the border with Mongolia.
As the same magazine writes, China has long been aimed at putting a totally powered electric power plant.
The country contributes about 27% of global carbon emissions, and the Chinese president Xi Jinping It intends to make it neutral in carbon until 2060.
The thorium is a particularly attractive way to reach this goal to China, as it has recently discovered large amounts of the element in its territory.
It reported in February that China has enough material to satisfy your energy needs for 60,000 years.
Chinese’s new advance is paving the way for significantly safer operational reactors than conventional alternatives.
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