… they can’t undergo nuclear meltdown, as this elemental mutation stops as soon as the reactor fails. Moreover, thorium is far more common than uranium and far more accessible to mine. India actually has the world’s largest thorium deposits in the form of thorium-rich sands. This ease of mining and refining makes thorium energy far cheaper at 1.4 cents/kWh than uranium energy at 9.7 cents/kWh. Moreover, thorium reactors produce less waste, and the waste they do create is far less toxic and radioactive than uranium reactors. The ease of mining and the reduced waste also means that thorium reactors produce less pollution per kWh than typical nuclear plants!
