Скачать или смотреть China discovered 1 million+ tonnes of thorium: enough clean energy for thousands of years.

China may have just uncovered a discovery that could redefine the future of nuclear energy. While much of the world focuses on solar and wind, Chinese scientists have identified vast thorium reserves—reported to exceed one million tonnes. This isn’t just another resource find. Thorium has long been viewed by physicists as a pathway to a safer and cleaner generation of nuclear power.

China has been quietly advancing molten-salt thorium reactor technology since 2021, and this discovery could rapidly accelerate development. Unlike conventional uranium reactors that operate under high pressure and carry meltdown risks, thorium reactors run at atmospheric pressure and include a built-in safety feature: if systems fail, the nuclear reaction naturally shuts down.

What makes thorium especially compelling is its ability to consume existing nuclear waste as fuel, potentially turning one of the world’s most persistent environmental problems into a source of clean energy. Thorium is also 3–4 times more abundant than uranium, and a single tonne can generate energy equivalent to millions of tonnes of coal — without carbon emissions and with far less long-lived radioactive waste.

If China succeeds in scaling this technology, it could usher in what many experts describe as the real nuclear revolution. As some countries move away from nuclear power, China may be demonstrating that the issue was never nuclear energy itself — but the element we chose to build it on.