Generally we've discovered that very high neutron fluxes (thermal, fast or a mixture of the two) in restricted volumes required for high levels of breeding in reactors
For uranium yes. As i understand a 100% thermal spectrum not only works for Th, but works better.
That's because all scientists are skeptics.
That is nothing but bullshit. I am a scientist. My bread and butter is getting stuff published.
Scientists are just people who persevered long enough with education to get a PhD and continue on. We are as stupid as the rest of humanity. We believe things without data or proof*. Without even logic. We have dogma and lifetime carrier invested viewpoints. We have truthiness about what is bad science and good.
We are just other people. Don't be the fool and assume we know better.
* For example, organic food is healthier or more sustainable, or the classic for german scientists, Zugluft.
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