Dec 10, 2012
Proliferation Resistance of Thorium-Uranium Fuelled Nuclear Reactors
Dr Stephen Ashley spoke at the RUSI UK PONI conference 2012 on 'Proliferation Resistance of Thorium-Uranium Fuelled Nuclear Reactors.
Thorium is a naturally-occurring, slightly radioactive metal discovered in 1828 by the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius, who named it after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. It is found in small amounts in most rocks and soils, where it is about three times more abundant than uranium. Soil commonly contains an average of around 6 parts per million (ppm) of thorium.