Thorium fuel cycle — The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses thorium 232 as fertile material and uranium 233 as fissile fuel. A major advantage of the thorium fuel cycle is that production of plutonium and other long lived actinides as radioactive… … Wikipedia
Thorium — (pronEng|ˈθɔːriəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. As a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive metal, it has been considered as an alternative nuclear fuel to uranium.CharacteristicsWhen pure, thorium is a… … Wikipedia
thorium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Thorium (Th) is a dense (11.7 grams per cubic centimetre), silvery metal that is softer than steel. It has a high melting temperature of approximately 1,750° C (3,180°… … Universalium
thorium — thoric /thawr ik, thor /, adj. /thawr ee euhm, thohr /, n. Chem. a grayish white, lustrous, somewhat ductile and malleable, radioactive metallic element present in monazite: used as a source of nuclear energy, as a coating on sun lamp and vacuum… … Universalium
Liquid fluoride thorium reactor — or LFTR (pronounced “Lifter”) is a specific fission energy technology based on thorium rather than uranium as the energy source. The nuclear reactor core is in a liquid form at low pressure (i.e., 1 atmosphere) and has a completely passive safety … Wikipedia
Beryllium fluoride — chembox new ImageFile = Beryllium fluoride 3D vdW.png ImageSize = 200px ImageName = beryllium fluoride in gas phase IUPACName = Berylium fluoride OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers Abbreviations = CASNo = 7787 49 7 EINECS = PubChem =… … Wikipedia
Lithium fluoride — Chembox new Name = Lithium fluoride ImageFile1 = LiF crystal.jPeG ImageSize1 = 120px ImageName1 = Lithium fluoride boule ImageFile2 = Lithium fluoride 3D ionic.png ImageSize2 = 120px ImageName2 = Lithium fluoride IUPACName = Lithium fluoride… … Wikipedia
Uranium hexafluoride — Chembox new Name = Uranium hexafluoride ImageFile = Uranium hexafluoride 2D.png ImageSize = 125px IUPACName = Uranium hexafluoride Uranium(VI) fluoride Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 7783 81 5 Density = 5.09 g/cm3, solid Solubility =… … Wikipedia
Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… … Wikipedia
Protactinium — thorium ← protactinium → uranium Pr ↑ Pa ↓ … Wikipedia
