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Thorium easily contained by doing nothing.
The problem isn't the EPA and thorium being radioactive. The problem is the DOE and thorium being fertile and a potential source for nuclear materials.
It's not a real issue as you would need a neutron source, so either a nuclear reactor or a particle accelerator, to do anything with it. But back in the 70s the government said what good are rare earths? Nothing? Okay lets just call thorium source material and ignore rare earths. A 15 trillion dollar a year modern electronics industry later and it turns out the world does have a use for rare earths.
