Danish innovator Copenhagen Atomics has secured a major financial endorsement from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to ...

Thorium Fuel Cycle: Emerging Markets & Opportunities to 2050 - ResearchAndMarkets.com January 31, 2020 06:52 AM Eastern Standard Time ...

The thorium fuel cycle also produces less long-lived radioactive waste compared to the uranium and plutonium cycle, which potentially makes it much more environmentally friendly too.

Known as the thorium fuel cycle, this process was once earmarked for far more intensive studies than what eventually transpired. The world's first practical thorium-derived fission reactor was ...

The appeal of this metal is its potential to be a more abundant and efficient substitute for uranium, the dominant nuclear fuel. However, using thorium for energy production is not without challenges, ...

The thorium fuel cycle also produces less long-lived radioactive waste compared to the uranium and plutonium cycle, which potentially makes it much more environmentally friendly too.

Kirk Sorensen, an engineer and long-time public advocate for thorium fuel for nuclear reactors in lectures across four continents, will bring his message to Oak Ridge at noon Tuesday, Sept. 12. A ...

The U.S. chose uranium for nuclear fuel in part because the material that can be used to produce nuclear weapons is difficult to extract from thorium.

China's thorium reactor is so important because it serves as an opportunity for the United States to increase its soft power.

The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel the country’s carbon-free future. As India is home to the world’s largest reserves of thorium, its long-term nuclear power strategy culminates in ...