Chinese scientists have successfully converted thorium into uranium in an operational molten salt reactor, achieving a ...

China has disclosed critical specifications for a nuclear-powered ‘world’s largest’ cargo ship under development, revealing ...

Thorium reactors are being developed as advanced small modular reactors by a Danish company, designed to be compact and self-maintaining, with the potential for reliable long-term operation. This ...

China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has completed the first-ever thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion in its ...

Technological breakthrough could revolutionise commercial shipping, naval engineering and deep sea operations if rolled out ...

By June last year, the reactor reached full-power operation at 650 C and in September, it received the world's first experimental license to load thorium fuel into a molten salt reactor. The first ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

A thorium-fueled reactor is the latest idea being revived after getting shelved in the mid-20th century. China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is ...

What if the key to solving the world’s energy crisis has been hiding in plain sight, buried within the Earth’s crust? Imagine an energy source that is not only abundant and efficient but also safer ...