Uranium vs. Thorium: Mining, Processing, Waste Generation

"I've taken a little time to do another comparison slide between the waste generated in a typical light-water reactor compared to a liquid-fluoride thorium reactor. For the light-water reactor waste calculations, I used the WISE Uranium Nuclear Fuel Energy Balance Calculator...

The Atomic Show #040 - Thorium power - interview with Kirk Sorensen

Alternative Energy fans want to take a listen to this podcast featuring Kirk Sorensen, a major proponent of thorium-based nuclear power"As someone once said, there is a word for interesting people that are one important step removed from crazy - that word is passion. Kirk has...

Is Thorium The Answer To Our Energy Crisis?

"It could power the planet for thousands of years, the reactors would never blow up and the waste is relatively clean. So is thorium the nuclear fuel of the future? Helen Brown reports It's a word that's been generating a steady, background hum in the scientific community...