Development of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just Five Years

"One ton of thorium can produce as much energy as 200 tons of uranium and 3.5 million tons of coal, according to the former director of CERN"


http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-08/thorium-reactors-could-wean-world-oil-just-five-years