The experimental TMSR-LF1 thorium-powered molten salt reactor in Wuwei, Gansu Province, has achieved the first successful ...

The experimental TMSR built by SINAP, in cooperation with other Chinese institutions, is a unique facility. It currently ...

China's thorium molten salt reactor has become the first in the world to transmute thorium fuel into uranium fuel for nuclear ...

Chinese research institute confirms success of fission-based innovation that is poised to reshape clean, sustainable nuclear ...

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In an exclusive interview with Outlook Business, L&T’s Anil V Parab discusses the role of small modular reactors (SMRs) in ...

India achieved a historic milestone in nuclear technology, becoming only the second nation after Russia to master the fast-breeder reactor, a breakthrough that places it far ahead of China in the ...

We took a look at the element tritium a short time ago. A "high octane" and ultra-rare nuclear isotope of which we have a global supply you could fit in an XL-sized suitcase. A supply that small could ...

- The waste products from a thorium reactor are far less dangerous than those of a uranium reactor - The thorium fuel can be made into some kind of gel-like substance that is essentially its own ...

China has successfully achieved the first-ever thorium to uranium nuclear fuel conversion in a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), and obtained valid experimental data following thorium fuel loading, ...

The core vessel of the thorium molten salt reactor is hoisted in Wuwei, Gansu province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...