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Directory:Thorium Reactors

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Directory of thorium reactor technologies and resources.

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Thorium Energy, Inc - The Last Chance thorium vein, located in the Lemhi Pass, is held under claim by Thorium Energy, Inc. The Last Chance vein is reported to be the most significant thorium deposit in the Lemhi Pass and is also the richest thorium vein deposit in the United States.

Thorium Power Pack Alternative for Nuclear Energy - Bob Dratch of White Whale Productions, LLC proposes using Thorium as a clean, non-polluting, non-nuclear-weapons-creation source and replacement for Uranium in power reactors. (PESWiki)

Th Better than Uranium - The really exciting thing about thorium is that it is possible to build thorium-fueled reactors that don’t throw away thorium or uranium, don't produce transuranics, and only generate fission product waste. The fluoride reactor technology that was developed in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s at Oak Ridge National Lab is the key. (Treehugger; Jan. 16, 2007)

Is thorium the answer to our energy crisis? - Unlike a uranium reactor, a thorium power station would produce no plutonium. (The Independent; Dec. 13, 2006)

A Nuclear Reactor in Every Home - The world-changing thorium reactor I am envisioning qualifies as a Generation IV reactor. Because thorium reactors present no proliferation risk, and because they solve the safety problems associated with earlier reactors, they will be able to use reasonable rather than obsessive standards for security and reliability. (Accelerating Future; Oct. 16, 2006)

New age nuclear - Unlike U-235 and Pu-239, thorium is not fissile, so no matter how much thorium you pack together, it will not start splitting atoms and blow up. This is because it cannot undergo nuclear fission by itself and it cannot sustain a nuclear chain reaction once one starts. (Cosmos; April 2006)

Thorium Fuel for Nuclear Energy - In light of the potential advantages for reducing the quantity of nuclear waste and preventing the dissemination of bomb-making materials, it is not surprising that interest in thorium-based fuels has recently undergone something of a renaissance. The U.S. Department of Energy has been particularly eager to foster research activities in this area. (American Scientist; Sept - Oct. 2003)

Sens. Hatch, Reid support thorium nuclear power - Passage of the Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act of 2008 would provide $250 million over five years to create a new oversight arm under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Energy. Will it ever become law? (Deseret News; Oct. 4, 2008)

Cleaner Nuclear Power? - Senators representing several Western states, including Utah's Orrin Hatch and Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, of Nevada, are working on legislation to promote thorium. They say it's a cleaner-burning fuel for nuclear-power plants, with the potential to cut high-level nuclear-waste volumes in half. (MIT Technology Review; Nov. 27, 2007)