Why is no one talking about safe nuclear power?

Science Alert(Editorial) reports on the discussion of nuclear safety.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

There is a type of nuclear reactor which cannot melt down or blow up, and does not produce intractable waste, or supply the nuclear weapons cycle. It’s called a thorium reactor or sometimes, a molten salt reactor – and it is a promising approach to providing clean, reliable electricity wherever it is needed.

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