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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThorium must be converted in a breeder reactor to Uranium-233, which can be used as reactor fuel.
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Is thorium used in nuclear reactors?
Not as fuel, but it can be used in breeder reactors as breeding material to make fissile Uranium-233.
Will thorium powered reactors be built?
Yes, thorium was used as a fertile material in nuclear reactors.
Which metals are used in nuclear reactors except thorium?
for example:uranium as nuclear fuelzirconium for nuclear fuel claddingstainless steel for different structurescadmium for neutron capture
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 is fuel for nuclear reactors?
Uranium plutonium, thorium dioxides; also carbides can be used. During the time many other types of fuels were experimented.
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 are two elements used in nuclear reactors?
Uranium, and plutonium. (And, to a lessor degree, thorium.)
If uranium was to run out what other sources are available to replace it?
AnswerProbably the nuclear fusion AnswerThere are a number of reactor designs based on using thorium, and fuel assemblies using thorium as a primary fuel can be designed and built to be used in existing reactors.
Which elements are used for nuclear reactors in India?
Uranium. There is some interest in using thorium in the future. Thorium cannot be used directly as fuel in a reactor as it does not fission, it requires a fast breeder reactor to convert it to Uranium-233 which does fission.
What is Uranium used as fuel for?
Nuclear reactors.
Is used for fuel nuclear reactors?
Uranium and/or Plutonium fuel
What can be used as a substitute for nuclear reactors?
No substitute for nuclear power reactors especially if there is no available fossil fuel.
