“Many countries consider thorium as both a viable and very attractive option for generating power and meeting their growing energy needs,” said Kailash Agarwal, a Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities ...

- The waste products from a thorium reactor are far less dangerous than those of a uranium reactor - The thorium fuel can be made into some kind of gel-like substance that is essentially its own ...

This is because radioactive waste is highly dangerous to human health and our planet and ecosystems if not handled correctly. As a result, nuclear power plants are very expensive to build, since ...

Managing the uranium production cycle in a responsible manner involves a number of aspects: the exploration for, discovery of and assessment of resources; mining and processing; t ...

In a remote region of the Gobi Desert, China has successfully launched a nuclear experiment that could alter the global energy landscape. Chinese scientists have achieved what no other country has: ...

Under water photo of irradiated ANEEL™ fuel rodlets in ATR canal CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Core Thorium Energy (Clean Core) announced that its patented ANEEL™ fuel (Advanced ...

Asia has become the global fulcrum of nuclear energy growth, counting 145 operational reactors and 45 under construction in the region. The enviable growth of the continent and the subsequent capacity ...

Pictured: Conceptual design of Used Fuel Container (UFC) for DGR CHICAGO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Core ...

The loading of the fuel in India''s first 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) through the alternate<br /> route has been progressing with one assembly already loaded, said several sources in ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...