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Thorium is not used in nuclear medicine.
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Can thorium be used in a nuclear bomb?
Thorium was not used in nuclear weapons.
Is fuel enrichment done for thorium?
No, Thorium is a fertile nuclear material.
Is nuclear power same as uranium?
Uranium (as metal, dioxide, carbide, etc.) is the nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors; plutonium is obtained also from uranium 238 and thorium 232 generate uranium 233.
What is the common compound of thorium?
Common compounds of thorium: thorium dioxide, thorium trifluoride, thorium tetrafluoride, thorium tetrachloride, thorium triiodide, thorium diiodide, thorium tetraiodide, thorium nitrate, thorium oxalate, thorium carbide, thorium sulfides, thorium nitride, thorium oxinate, etc.
What does nuclear stations use for and element for fuel?
Uranium (as uranium dioxide, uranium carbide, uranium metal, uranium alloys, etc.), plutonium and thorium.
What are the top 4 reasons for developing thorium technology?
1. Thorium is more abundant than uranium. 2. Thorium is not so expensive as uranium. 3. Countries without uranium but with thorium reserves have the possibility to build nuclear reactors. 4. Natural thorium has only one isotope; enrichment is not necessary. 5. Thorium can't be used in nuclear weapons. 6. The specific activity of thorium is very low. 7. The physical properties of ThO2 are superior to the properties of UO2. 8. The nuclear properties of thorium are suitable for a nuclear fertile material.
Will thorium powered reactors be built?
Yes, thorium was used as a fertile material in nuclear reactors.
How much does the element thorium cost per gram?
Thorium is not expensive; for thorium dioxide (99,99 %) the price is cca. 0,1 USD/g.
How the thorium is isolated?
Thorium as a metal is obtained by a calciothermic process from thorium dioxide. Other methods are: electrolysis of thorium tetrafluoride and thermal decomposition of thorium tetraiodide (Van Arkel-de Boer process).
Is thorium a more abundant nuclear fuel than uranium?
Today thorium is used as nuclear fuel only in India; very probable the future will be different.
What is Thorium breeder reacter?
In this type of nuclear reactor the fertile isotope thorium-232 is transformed in the fissile isotope uranium-233 and this act as a nuclear fuel.
How much does thorium cost per pound?
Approx. 50 USD/pound for thorium dioxide (99,99 %).
