A recently declassified geological survey suggests that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated, placing the country at the forefront of next-generation nuclear energy. The discovery ...

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 ...

China has announced the discovery of vast thorium reserves, a radioactive metal being hailed as a potential " limitless " energy source capable of powering the nation fo ...

However, thorium could be used to make a new type of reactor called a molten-salt reactor. Thorium is 'fertile', which means that an atom of thorium can be transformed into an atom of uranium-232 ...

This is because thorium is 'fertile', meaning it can transmute into uranium-233 (U-233) when bombarded with neutrons. In a molten-salt reactor, thorium is mixed with a chemical called lithium ...

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 ...

After years of effort, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) scientists have created fuel for the world’s first fast-spectrum ...

After five years of research, scientists at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) believe they have created the perfect ...

Researchers at the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated a new method to track chemical changes in ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that can track chemical changes in molten salt in real ...