Zero chance. There aren't any "thorium reactors" per se, they use thorium to breed U-233. No way would anyone install a breeder reactor on a submarine.
09III/09IV (093/094) Nuclear Submarine Thread
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cn_habs
Junior Member
Is there any chatter inside China to confirm if this is actually true???
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
It is BS created by anti china media
At present, there is no news in China, and if it is true, it is estimated that it will not be announced.(目前中国国内没有消息，如果是真的估计也不会公布.I use google translate)
Bad news.If it is true,I feel so sad
This guy broadcasts from a television, or computer monitor, store?
No news from other navies as well. And the only source other than Hi Sutton is from an anti-China YTer allied with 敦文貴。
If nuclear a submarine lost with all hands that would mean crushed hull and radioactive danger. If it actually happen US, Japan or Taiwan would immediately issue warning regardless of Opsec.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
It would've been leaked to the mainstream media by now if it were true so they can tell the world China should be banned from having nuclear subs.
From what I see - and I admit, naval issues are not my topic! - it comes down to this:
However I don't know anything about this "source" or Twitter-account.