This accelerating technology and underutilized resource could reshape global energy geopolitics — meet the molten-salt ...

China may have unlocked a nearly limitless energy source that could sustain the nation for tens of thousands of years. A recently declassified geological survey has revealed that the country’s thorium ...

Maharashtra is advancing plans to build India's first commercial thorium-based nuclear power plants, a significant shift in ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recently declassified report has revealed that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated. The radioactive metal, ...

These plants are expected to replace two ageing thermal power stations currently operated by the utility. The project forms part of Maharashtra’s broader strategy to secure reliable baseload power ...

A team of physicists has discovered a surprisingly simple way to build nuclear clocks using tiny amounts of rare thorium. By ...

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Thorium - a little known metal more plentiful than uranium - could help power the so-called nuclear renaissance, without producing weapons-grade material with its waste, ...

Range is a huge concern for anyone driving an electric vehicle. The fear of running out of juice with no means to recharge is very real as charging stations aren't exactly common. A zero-emission car ...