[iSnow]

Well, Germany got burned by Thorium reactors back in the 80s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THTR-300

Let's see if this performs any better.

[pjscott]

The THTR-300 ran into trouble because of operational difficulties with its unconventional pebble-bed design. In contrast, this is a very conventional reactor design. The difference is that the fuel is initially made of about 90% ThO2 and 10% PuO2.

[GhotiFish]

a pebble bed reactor? It's like a nuclear gumball machine! Neat!