Thorium, the Far Side of Nuclear Power

2016 6.5 (12 votes)

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Bac Cinema
Citizen Films
MoreFilms
Innervision

Thorium, the Far Side of Nuclear Power (Thorium, la face gâchée du nucléaire)

Overview

Ever heard of the Thorium molten salt reactor? That's hardly surprising, as for 70 years, it has been inexplicably kept under wraps by the nuclear industry, despite the fact it could revolutionise energy production. It offers the promise of nuclear energy without waste and without danger. The "green atom": fact or fiction? Research that was dropped without explanation in 1973, has now become a topic of lively discussion...