In Part 1 of our series with John Kutsch, you learned about the history of nuclear, the problems of nuclear, and the public’s fear of nuclear. We looked into Plant Voggle in Georgia to understand the elements of building nuclear reactors. Lastly, we looked deeply into uranium to understand what fuels nuclear reactors today.

Today, you are going to hear part 2 of this series. You will hear from John Kutsch on a very special element on the periodic table called Thorium, you will learn about the importance of rare earth elements for the nuclear industry, specifically monazite for thorium extraction, you will uncover China’s approach to thorium-based reactors and see how the nation has become a leader, you will learn what John and his team are doing at The Thorium Energy Alliance, and lastly, you will hear how policy is aiding the nuclear energ ...