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Isaac Arthur on MSNOpinion

The future of thorium

Thorium is often pitched as the “better nuclear fuel”—safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium. But is it truly a game-changer, or just an overhyped talking point that ignores engineering and ...
Exploring the potential of nuclear-powered ships to clean up shipping and reduce carbon emissions. Alternative fuels, such as ...
US-based EnergyX has officially launched NUKE-it, a nuclear materials technology platform designed to tackle ...
In Hytale, looking for thorium is part of the natural progression of the game, as it is the next level up from iron weapons, armor, and tools. However, getting thorium takes a bit more work than its ...
Thorium is one of the ores available to mine and smelt in Hytale. It's a tricky resource to track down, as you can only find it in a handful of places. It drops from defeating certain enemies, such as ...
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are testing how insider ...
The utility that operates the Fukushima plant that melted down in 2011 restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear ...
Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental ...
As the spallation neutron beam passes through the TRISO particle, some neutrons are absorbed by the uranium while most are scattered away. A neutron area detector collects the scattered neutrons, ...
China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion milestone and potentially bringing humanity closer to wielding near-limitless clean ...
Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy paired with a growing pile of difficult-to-discard spent fuel. But a new ...
in "a stopped clock is right twice a day" level news, I read that orange clown is trying to forbid corporate ownership of homes. I hope he succeeds, though I'd never place a nickel on a bet that ...