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

Long overlooked beside uranium, thorium is emerging as a cleaner, safer alternative for nuclear power. This feature explores ...

China reveals the specs for its 14,000-container nuclear cargo ship, powered by an ultra-efficient 200MW thorium molten salt ...

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 ...

India, which houses approximately 25% of the world's thorium reserves, is still lagging behind in harnessing this key energy ...

Sanghnomics: India is focusing on thorium-based nuclear energy to ensure energy security, reduce geopolitical vulnerabilities ...

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

China's thorium molten salt reactor has become the first in the world to transmute thorium fuel into uranium fuel for nuclear fission.

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 ...

China has unveiled a new thorium-powered nuclear reactor designed for use on large maritime vessels — a breakthrough that ...

Westinghouse Electric will get a contract to build at least $80 billion of new nuclear reactors in conjunction with ...