MEANWHILE BIDEN WANTS TO RUN THE UNITED STATES ON WINDMILLS: Experimental reactor could hand China the holy grail of nuclear energy. “China is due to fire up an experimental nuclear reactor this month that could revolutionise the atomic energy industry. The reactor is fuelled by thorium, a weakly radioactive element, instead of uranium. If successful it could deliver safer and cheaper nuclear energy, helping the country to reduce its carbon footprint. It will use molten salt rather than water as the coolant and its by-products are less suitable for weaponisation.”