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Thorium-based nuclear power generation is fueled primarily by the nuclear fission of the isotope uranium-233 produced from the fertile element thorium.
The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses an isotope of thorium, 232 Th, as the fertile material. In the reactor, 232Th is transmuted into the fissile artificial uranium isotope 233 U which is the nuclear fuel.
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13 mar 2023 · Thorium boasts several advantages over the conventional nuclear fuel, uranium-235. Thorium can generate more fissile material (uranium-233) than it consumes while fuelling a water-cooled or molten-salt reactor.
Thorium fuels and fuel cycles are particularly relevant to countries having large thorium deposits but very limited uranium reserves for their long term nuclear power programme.
A four-year IAEA coordinated research project focused on the possibilities of developing thorium-based nuclear energy, examining the benefits and the challenges of using thorium as a fuel and analysing its application in different types of reactors — from the most commonly deployed water cooled reactors to molten salt reactors.
This publication provides a critical review of the thorium fuel cycle: potential benefits and challenges in the thorium fuel cycle, mainly based on the latest developments at the front end of the fuel cycle, applying thorium fuel cycle options, and at the back end of the thorium fuel cycle.
1 gru 2018 · Thorium fuel has shown good course and potential in high temperature gas cooled reactors (HTGRs), light water reactors (LWRs), heavy water reactors (HWRs), molten salt reactors (MSRs), and accelerator driven system hybrid reactors (ADSHRs).
