Imagine stumbling upon an energy source so phenomenal it could power an entire country for 60,000 years. Sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, right? Well, science has just discovered ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

As the world searches for energy alternatives to fossil fuels, the answer may have been in front of us the whole time China could be sitting on top of enough thorium to power its energy needs almost ...

Malaysia has been exploring the development of small modular reactor (SMR) technology since last year, a leading ministry has ...

Molten-salt reactors have a number of benefits but the main advantage is they can be small, produce little radioactive waste, and avoid the risk of a meltdown. Since thorium is so abundant ...

Thorium-based reactors are thought to be safer and more efficient than uranium reactors, while also producing less nuclear waste. Although there have been efforts to harness this resource in the U ...

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 ...

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 ...

China is actively developing and deploying advanced nuclear technologies, such as small modular reactors and thorium-fueled reactors, outpacing Western development in these areas. The cost and ...

Figure 2 Postoperative Anteroposterior X-Ray Film of the Neck, Showing Absence of the Thorium Density Except for Small Deposits Scattered over the Angle of the Mandible, the Left Carotid Artery ...