• DOI:10.1177/0096340212459125
Corpus ID: 144725888

Thorium: Not a near-term commercial nuclear fuel

@article{Nelson2012ThoriumNA,
  title={Thorium: Not a near-term commercial nuclear fuel},
  author={A. Nelson},
  journal={Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists},
  year={2012},
  volume={68},
  pages={33 - 44}
}

A. Nelson

Published 2012

Sociology

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, opinion makers and policy makers, alike, have worked internationally to pique interest in thorium as a possible alternative fuel for commercial nuclear reactors. The key question posed has been: Could a thorium-based fuel provide advantages if deployed in current reactors? A full thorium-driven cycle used to produce and use uranium-233 for power generation has been understood to possess a range of benefits for many… CONTINUE READING

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