Emergency pollution measures: China steps up development of thorium nuclear
Would help fill energy void in shut down of coal plants.
Would help fill energy void in shut down of coal plants.
Research and development of promising, potentially safer fuel with $17 billion Belgian chemicals stalwart Solvay.
Has "absolute pre-eminence" over uranium and fossil fuels, says boson discoverer Carlo Rubbia.
It's time for the industry to change its uranium ways, says the UN's former chief weapons inspector.
"Modular" reactors could be the future of clean energy. But as General Atomics knows, it will take more than just shrinking conventional designs.
Want independence from Russian gas? Then ramp up development of novel reactors that are safer, cheaper and more useful than today's.
The bipartisan Rare Earth Cooperative Act fosters domestic production of minerals used for everything from missiles to smartphones. It would also provide the potential wonder fuel thorium.
Boss of the renowned Swiss physics lab says the Large Hadron accelerator - the world's biggest - is ultimately too small.
Recent reactor closures and more to come means the U.S. could fall way short of 2020 climate target, Washington's Energy Department warns.
Safer and less waste than uranium, acknowledges the conventional nuclear crowd.