One of the ways to get neutrons for thorium breeding could be a Polywell device. Or a fusion device like Dense Plasma Focus. It would use a neutronic fusion process as opposed to an aneutronic fusion process. The goal for fusion energy production is an aneutronic process. Neutrons thus produced from fusion may be thought of as bad, but that's not necessarily so in all cases, since we can use them for fission.
I recall Dr. Bussard mentioning that a Polywell could be used to process radioactive wastes. I had forgotten that.
Good show.
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