Thorium's Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy | IAEA

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Enriched uranium (20% U-235) or plutonium is used in a seed region at the centre of a fuel assembly, with this fuel being in a unique metallic form. The central seed portion is …

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Thorium is three times more abundant in nature than uranium. Whereas uranium has to be imported, there is enough thorium in the United States alone to provide adequate grid power …

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Enriched Uranium: What is it and what is it for?

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Enriched Uranium: What is it and what is it for?

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Thorium's Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy | IAEA

Thorium boasts several advantages over the conventional nuclear fuel, uranium-235. Thorium can generate more fissile material (uranium-233) than it consumes while fuelling a water cooled or …

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