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use of 1 pound of thorium nuclear fuel replaces the burning of 3 million pounds of coal and prevents the production of 11 million pounds of co2. the 1 pound of fission product waste produced<\/span> from burning 1 pound of thorium fuel decays to safety within 400 years (83% of the fission products from thorium decay to the level of the natural background in 10 years). usa used no thorium fuel to produce energy in 2009.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

why not reduce america<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s dependence on foreign supplied fuels through use of clean thorium nuclear energy in 2010?<\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

“aim high” video presentation from dr. robert hargraves (dartmouth) on thorium power<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vgkfs74hvvq<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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