India aims to expand nuclear power capacity to 21,980 MW by 2031-32, emphasizing thorium utilization, safety, and ...

This revelation comes at a time when China, Russia, and the U.S. are racing to expand their nuclear technology and make nuclear energy a primary power source for the future.

As the nuclear reactor “burns” U-235, the concentration of U-235 decreases while radioactive by-products such as fissile plutonium increase. Eventually, the nuclear chain reaction can no longer be ...

When irradiated, thorium-232 undergoes a series of nuclear reactions, eventually forming uranium-233, which can then be split to release energy to power a nuclear reactor. Using thorium for energy ...

China has announced the discovery of vast thorium reserves, a radioactive metal being hailed as a potential " limitless " ...

China has found a treasure that will change its fortunes. Chinese geologists have discovered huge thorium reserves in the country. This reserve is so huge that it can end China's electricity problems ...

Scientists estimate that the Bayan Obo mining complex, if fully utilised, could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium—enough to sustain China’s energy needs for an astonishing 60,000 years ...

In a molten-salt reactor, thorium is dissolved in hot liquid salt ... an 'endless' energy source that could supply enough fuel to power the country for 60,000 years, geologists in Beijing ...