Ford’s designers estimated that the car would have had a range of 5,000 miles before needing to be refueled. Why is thorium safer than uranium? There are several reasons why thorium is a much safer, ...

Thorium, an abundant and safer alternative to uranium, could soon become a vital resource in the quest to meet energy needs.

This is why the nuclear industry is interested in alternative fuels for future nuclear reactors, and one candidate may be thorium, which has been gaining scientific interest for some time.

Scientists estimate that the Bayan Obo mining complex, if fully utilised, could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium—enough to ...

A world-shaking, first-of-its-kind discovery in China. Endless thorium supply in China can help make unlimited nuclear power ...

A top-down view of an experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor from the 1960s. (Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy) The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel ...

As the world searches for energy alternatives to fossil fuels, the answer may have been in front of us the whole time.

Thorium is the most abundant radioactive material ... But once inside your body, they can be hazardous. This is also why radioactive glass shouldn’t be used in eyepieces. So if you are wanting ...