China has discovered a rare earth mineral that is capable of helping it achieve energy sufficiency for thousands of years China said it found thorium in large deposits in the Bayan Obo mining ...

And according to a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), they may have found a solution ... outlined an alternative element – thorium – as a viable source of nuclear ...

China’s geologists claim to have found an “endless” energy source in Inner Mongolia. The thorium reserves could power the country for 60,000 years, reshaping the global energy landscape.

Thorium, commonly found in igneous rocks and heavy mineral sands, is named after Thor, the god of thunder in Norse mythology. It is three times more abundant in nature than uranium, but historically ...

A newly declassified geological survey suggests that China's thorium reserves -- already among the largest globally -- could be far more abundant than previously believed. According to a report ...

This has led to the concept of the thorium nuclear optical clock. Its superiority lies in the fact that the nucleus is much smaller than an atom, making it less vulnerable to external disturbances.

Boltwood studied this concept of "radioactive series," and found that lead was always present in uranium and thorium ores. He believed that lead must be the final product of the radioactive decay ...

As an improvisation, by using thorium irradiated along with HALEU in the PHWRs at scale, the spent fuel produced can then be ...

Camera lenses? A few decades ago, camera companies added rare elements like thorium to their glass to change the optical properties in desirable ways. The downside? Well, it made the lenses ...

Research has been published over the past few decades on the possible use of thorium in various nuclear power reactor types. Therefore, it is worthwhile to analyse the supply situation for additional ...