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Torio Car Project Recent news on the development of a thorium-powered car has resumed the talk about nuclear power to the realm of reasonable solutions. And with the environmental and social costs of large-scale fusion reactors becoming clearer each day, it was only a matter of time before people began to incorporate small-smelting reactors into not only automobiles, but also as part of a decentralized energy network. Thorium, much more abundant than uranium in nature, is a soft, shiny radioactive element. Its potential as a nuclear fuel provides an alternative to the fission-style reactor in Fukushima, which will result in the production of clean and safe energy. Thorium is widely distributed within small portions of the earth's crust, has approximately half the abundance of lead, and nearly four times more abundant than uranium. With the growing demand for energy and ever-clearer environmental risks, the need for alternative sources continues to grow, and many continu...