Thorium fuel cycle
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The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses an isotope of thorium, 232Th, as the fertile material. In the reactor, 232Th is transmuted into the fissile artificial uranium isotope 233U whi
A sample of thorium
Thorium
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Thorium is a chemical element; it has symbol Th and atomic number 90. Thorium is a weakly radioactive light silver metal which tarnishes olive grey when it is exposed to air, forming thorium dioxide;
Thorium fuel cycle
…The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses an isotope of thorium, 232 Th, as the fertile material. In the reactor, 232 Th is transmuted into the fissile artificial uranium isotope 233 U which is the nuclear fuel…
Thor's Fight with the Giants (1872) by Mårten Eskil Winge; Thor, the Norse god of thunder, raising his hammer Mjölnir in a battle against the giants.
Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who first identified thorium as a new element
World War II thorium dioxide gas mantle