Chinese scientists successfully converted thorium-232 into uranium-233 within an experimental thorium molten salt reactor, validating the technical feasibility of the thorium fuel cycle. This ...
A thorium-fueled reactor is the latest idea being revived after getting shelved in the mid-20th century. China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is ...
A recently declassified report has revealed that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated. The radioactive metal, already known to exist in vast quantities within China’s borders, ...