Exploring the Potential of Thorium and Marketable Commodities in Nuclear Power

Just how dangerous and how expensive is nuclear power? Is the fear of nuclear justified? Why is nuclear making a big comeback, and can it be used for bitcoin mining? Ryan MacLeod is a bitcoiner who works in the nuclear industry and has very interesting thoughts on these questions and more.

Resources: 

• The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard - https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_78743/the-nea-small-modular-reactor-dashboard?details=true 
• The NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard Volume II - https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_78743/the-nea-small-modular-reactor-dashboard?details=true 
• Ramsar, Iran: the most radioactive city on the planet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,_Iran#:~:text=Meteorological%20Organization%20(records)-,Radioactivity,building%20materials%20originating%20from%20them 

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