So what is the catch? Well, unfortunately the research on thorium is expensive – as is the cost of mining for the isotopes. Mark Mihalasky, a Uranium Resources Specialist at the IAEA ...

thorium is also being investigated as a potential alternate source of nuclear fuel. Managing the uranium production cycle in a responsible manner involves a number of aspects: the exploration for, ...

Name of the Project Advanced thorium extraction facility (ATEF). Location Bessines-sur-Gartempe in Haute-Vienne, western ...

A seven-year ban on thorium and uranium exploration was implemented in 1980 by the Bill Bennett Social Credit government and ...

A top-down view of an experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor from the 1960s. (Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy) The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) has raised a $15.5M Series Seed round of financing to advance the ANEEL fuel – a patented blend of thorium & HALEU designed ...