Many positive things in this article - a 'developing' country trying to take the lead in eco-technology, and of course the possibility of a 'safer' kind of nuclear power.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/01/india-thorium-nuclear-plant
And apart from that, a branching of nuclear development has to be a good thing, since from what I gather the history behind which nuclear reactors are most used currently is as much political as anything. For example it is claimed that promising research on Thorium was abandoned in the 50s and 60s in favour of uranium, partly because the technology supported nuclear weapon programs. And I also heard recently that even the style of reactor in Fukishima (which needed active cooling and would not shut itself down safely in case of problems) is predominant nowadays due to safer reactor designs being sidelined in the 60s.
BUT - here is another article from earlier this year that claims Thorium is not as promising as it seems:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/23/thorium-nuclear-uranium
Still, hopefully India's efforts will at least cast some light on the real potential if any,given what seems to be the historically entrenched politics and propaganda in this industry.
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