Energy technology firm AMPERA has confirmed that its new modular, supercritical nuclear systems will ...

AMPERA today announced its factory-built, scalable, supercritical nuclear energy system will be fueled by thorium procured ...

Ampera formed an Australian subsidiary to source thorium for its TRISO fuel programme, aiming to build a vertically integrated nuclear fuel chain. No reactor is operational yet.

There is a “fact sheet” about thorium issued by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) called “Thorium Fuel: No Panacea for Nuclear ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Nuclear energy produces carbon-free electricity, and the United States has used nuclear energy for decades to generate baseline power. Nuclear energy, however, carries a dreaded stigma. After ...

US-based Ampera has announced that its factory-built, scalable, supercritical nuclear energy system will be fuelled by thorium procured from Australia and produced in-house by the company, as it aims ...

A long-term, sustainable supply of uranium (and potentially thorium in the future) is an essential part of the nuclear fuel cycle. It is also important to ensure that the mining, extraction and ...

Orano subsidiary Orano Med has laid the foundations for its Advanced Thorium Extraction Facility plant in Bessines-sur-Gartempe in Haute-Vienne, western France. This facility is the world's first ...

We took a look at the element tritium a short time ago. A "high octane" and ultra-rare nuclear isotope of which we have a global supply you could fit in an XL-sized suitcase. A supply that small could ...

Nuclear energy is a controversial subject for many people. Although traditional nuclear energy, derived from uranium or plutonium, has been hailed as a reliable, low-carbon energy source, it has also ...