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Are thorium reactors the future of nuclear power?
We may hear a lot more about thorium in the future. Have you ever heard of thorium reactors? Some believe they can help us develop a more affordable and safer future for nuclear power. They could,…
Thorium Reactors: Nuclear Redemption or Nuclear Hazard?
Could thorium save the nuclear industry - or is it a mirage?
"We should do our best to develop the use of thorium," former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix recently told BBC News. "I've been…
Thorium reactors – Asgard’s fire | Science & technology
April 12, 2014WELL started; half done. This proverb - or rather its front - sums up the problems that civil nuclear power has pursued since its inception. Nuclear energy is viewed by many, and with…
Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium
PICTURE: Ass. Prof. Sergey Bedenko demonstrates a simulation model of gas-cooled high-temperature reactors with thorium fuel. view More
Photo credit: Tomsk Polytechnic University…
Can thorium reactors dispose of weapons-grade plutonium?
Thorium reactors have long been suggested as a cleaner, safer alternative to conventional nuclear power, and now a new Russian study has added another potential benefit to the mix. Scientists at…
Are Thorium Reactors the Future of Nuclear Energy?
Thorium reactors show promise as an alternative to uranium in the nuclear energy sector, but are they really a viable…