Lightbridge is the only nuclear power development company that is listed on the stock exchange that is actively pursuing thorium as the primary fuel for its nuclear development program.
obviously the next question is: can thorium make YOU rich? now you need to research it more, enjoy doing that with benji, the guy who intuitively knew when he was 6, 7 or 8 years old, when AIDS was first discovered, that women would easily contract it, before even the scientists were sure about that,
here's a fairytale like aspect of thorium that almost seems too hard to believe:
Thorium was first identified in a black mineral deposit in Norway in 1828. While it had been identified as a unique element, no one had any use for it until the invention of the glass mantle in 1881.
It wasn't until 1890 that Carl Auer von Welsbach discovered that if he soaked cotton mesh in a solution of 99% thorium oxide and 1% cerium dioxide the mantle would burn with a pure white light once the cotton was burned out of the mantle. The light generated by the mantle was very pleasing to consumers. The mantle was also stronger than his previous formula that used magnesium oxide.
He introduced the mantle in 1892, and gas lighting using the Welsbach mantle became the norm for lighting until electricity began to usurp it's place in the 1900s. Welsbach's gas mantle was a major contributor to the fires that devastated San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. The city had gas lighting in all the upscale homes.
did you get that? your great great great great grandparents in san francisco were using thorium to light their fancy houses before electricity took over, can you believe that? and it was a major contributor to fires there after 1906 earthquake... that makes you feel a homely link to this element, right?
http://www.thenuclearmetals.com/Thorium/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/7970619/Obama-could-kill-fossil-fuels-overnight-with-a-nuclear-dash-for-thorium.html
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