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It can be used as a blanket fuel to produce U-233 fissile fuel.
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Can thorium be used in a nuclear bomb?
Thorium was not used in nuclear weapons.
Is thorium dioxide in nuclear medicine?
Thorium is not used in nuclear medicine.
Will thorium powered reactors be built?
Yes, thorium was used as a fertile material in nuclear reactors.
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 are the two fuels used in nuclear power station?
Uranium and Thorium
How will thorium be used in the future?
Thorium will be probable in the future very important as fertile material in nuclear breeder power reactors.
What can be found on the moon that can be used for nuclear reactors?
There may be Radium, Thorium, Uranium or even Plutonium which can be used in nuclear reactors.
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.
What elements are commonly used to generate electricity from nuclear energy?
Uranium or Thorium.
What metal is used in nuclear power stations as fuel?
Uranium, plutonium, or thorium.
Why thorium is not used as fuel in nuclear reactors?
Thorium is and can be used as a fuel in nuclear reactors. It just happens to be not fissile, so it needs a neutron flux to create Uranium-233, which is fissile. There are pros and cons of using Thorium. For more information, please see the Related Link below.
Is the element Thorium an actinide fuel?
Th, element 90, spelled thorium, is an actinide and has been used as a nuclear fuel (see Wikipedia.)
