Thorium is a by-product, and extraction of thorium requires methods that are costlier than for uranium. So, as it stands, the ...

Idaho National Lab partners with Clean Core to test a new thorium-based nuclear fuel that may improve safety, cut waste, and ...

The radioactive decay time of thorium is just 300 years, compared to 300,000 for uranium. And according to Transmutex, its system would produce much smaller amounts of this hazardous waste.

As shown in the map below, created using the most recent comprehensive data on thorium reserves from the IAEA, the element can be found in large quantities across the globe.

The event comes months after drones came crashing out of the air during a Sky Elements drone show in Florida, severely ...

Thorium is a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive element that […] In this article, we will be taking a look at the 15 countries with the largest thorium reserves in the world.

For years, scientists have produced this species of actinium by waiting for thorium (element 90, with one extra proton than actinium) to decay.

Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of ...