On the technical question, any idea of where power plants relying on the thorium fuel cycle would stand on this?

Beyond the technical issue is the economic issue - what does this due to the capital cost of the electricity produced? This is less of an issue when the question is extending the lifespan of existing nuclear plants, but when, in the US, there is legislation proposed to provide substantial financial incentives to the construction of new nuclear power plants.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.