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tho ree uhm

  • n  a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands

  • Fast neutrons would bounce off or pass through the thorium, but at this speed neutrons are moving slowly enough to be captured by thorium 232 atoms, turning them into unstable .
  • Uranium-thorium has another advantage besides accuracy: it can be used to date objects up to 500,000 years old, while carbon 14 is good for only a few tens of thousands of years at .
  • When Swedish Scientist Berzelius in 1828 named his newly discovered element thoriumafter Thor, god of thunderthe choice was perhaps more portentous than Berzelius guessed.
News & Articles

  • Thorium nuclear reactor trial begins, could provide cleaner, safer, almost-waste-free energy
    At a test site in Norway, Thor Energy has successfully created a thorium nuclear reactor -- but not in the sense that most people think of when they hear the word thorium. The Norwegians haven't solved the energy crisis and global warming in one fell swoop -- they haven't created a cold fusion thorium reactor. What they have done, though, which is still very cool, is use thorium instead of ...
    July 1, 2013 - ExtremeTech
Quotes

  • Manmohan Singh in NewKerala.com
    Speaking at the graduation function of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Training School here, Singh said: "Our unique three-stage programme, which is predicated on the need to utilize our vast thorium deposits, is a logical response to the needs...
  • APJ Abdul Kalam in Hindu
    We have plenty of thorium but very small reserve of uranium and it will take a lot of time to develop a thorium-based nuclear reactor,Mr. Kalam, who is on a visit here, told PTI.
  • Orrin Hatch in SYS-CON Media
    Our nation has focused mostly on mixed oxide nuclear fuel cycles, and our regulatory structure reflects that,Hatch said. "With the growing interest in thorium nuclear power in the world and in the US, it's time we made sure our government...

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