<blockquote>'..Thorium is as common as lead. America has buried tons as a by-product of rare earth metals mining. Norway has so much that Oslo is planning a post-oil era where thorium might drive the country’s next great phase of wealth. Even Britain has seams in Wales and in the granite cliffs of Cornwall. Almost all the mineral is usable as fuel, compared to 0.7pc of uranium. There is enough to power civilization for thousands of years.'
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
Safe nuclear does exist, and China is leading the way with thorium, 20 Mar 2011</blockquote>