China’s project has $350 million in funding and 140 Phds working on it. They will have 750 Phds by 2015. They are targeting for a 2 MWe reactor by 2020.
Kirk Sorensen’s Flibe Energy is exploring a 250 MWe liquid flouride thorium reactor.
Japan,Russia, India, Norway, UK and other countries have increased efforts om their Thorium work as well.
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