thorium Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:25:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Thorium Not the Nuclear “Wonder-Fuel” Once Supposed https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-not-the-nuclear-wonder-fuel-once-supposed-20121207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-not-the-nuclear-wonder-fuel-once-supposed-20121207/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:25:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29508 Thorium, once believed to be a nuclear wonder fuel, might not actually be as miraculous as first thought. In fact, nuclear energy specialists wrote in the journal Nature that the promotion of thorium as a superior fuel for future nuclear energy is unwise since it not proliferation-resistant, as once thought. Experts determined that thorium can […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-not-the-nuclear-wonder-fuel-once-supposed-20121207/feed/ 12 29508 Thorium Nuclear Fuel Tested in Norwegian Power Plant https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-nuclear-test-norway-20121127/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-nuclear-test-norway-20121127/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:17:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28868 Nuclear power, essentially steam turbines driven by the fission of Uranium [isotope U-235], is powerful, doesn’t emit carbon-dioxide, and is reliable. On the other hand, nuclear disasters, such as Chernobyl in 1989, and Fukushima in 2011, point out the possibly deadly consequences of its use. In spite of the danger and rarity of Uranium, U-235 […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-nuclear-test-norway-20121127/feed/ 1 28868 UK Report Finds Benefits of Thorium Fission “Overstated” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-report-finds-benefits-of-thorium-fission-overstated-20120916/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-report-finds-benefits-of-thorium-fission-overstated-20120916/#respond Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:12:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26023 Proponents of thorium as a nuclear fuel speak of its safety and cost savings over uranium, but a new government report from the UK finds these statements overly exaggerated. Supposedly, thorium waste is impossible to use as a bomb component, isn’t toxic, and is more efficient. “Thorium has theoretical advantages regarding sustainability, reducing radiotoxicity and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-report-finds-benefits-of-thorium-fission-overstated-20120916/feed/ 0 26023 Thorium: The Ultimate Cleanest Nuclear Energy Source https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-nuclear-energy-20090129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thorium-nuclear-energy-20090129/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:36:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1967 The president of the Unite States of America Barack Obama could be the person to influence the usage of the ultimate alternative energy ever discovered: THORIUM.

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