China has just flipped the switch on a revolutionary thorium nuclear reactor that could change the future of energy forever ...

India has an abundance of thorium reserves. A shift from uranium to thorium as part of the nuclear programme can enable the ...

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 ...

CCTE’s ANEEL fuel successfully reached more than 60 GWd/MTU of burnup in the INL’s Advanced Test Reactor, marking the completion of a multiple ...

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chair of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...