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Thorium fuel has risks

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Simple chemical pathways open up proliferation possibilities for the proposed nuclear 'wonder fuel', warn Stephen F. Ashley and colleagues.

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  1. Stephen F. Ashley is a research associate in nuclear engineering in the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,

    Stephen F. Ashley

  2. Geoffrey T. Parks is a senior lecturer in nuclear engineering in the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,

    Geoffrey T. Parks

  3. William J. Nuttall is professor of energy in the Department of Design, Development, Environment and Materials, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.,

    William J. Nuttall

  4. Engineering Department, Colin Boxall is director of Energy Lancaster, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.,

    Colin Boxall

  5. Robin W. Grimes is director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.,

    Robin W. Grimes

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Ashley, S., Parks, G., Nuttall, W. et al. Thorium fuel has risks. Nature 492, 31–33 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/492031a

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