Although only a slightly radioactive element, thorium is considered extremely toxic because
its various species, which reach the environment, can constitute an important problem for the …

The main goal of this paper is to show how thorium, as an alternative nuclear fuel, could be
applied as fuel in a Generation IV reactor. The paper focuses on the multiplication factor, the …

High‐temperature gas‐cooled reactors (HTGRs) present an interesting concept for the next
generation of nuclear reactors due to them having many advantages. In particular, their fuel …

We study here the conversion performance of thorium-fueled standard or only slightly
modified CANDU and PWR reactors with unchanged core envelope and equipments, to be …

The reactor performance and safety characteristics of mixed thorium mononitride (ThN) and
uranium mononitride (UN) fuels in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) are investigated to …

This paper presents analyses of possible reactor representations of a nuclear fuel cycle with
continuous recycling of thorium and produced uranium (mostly U-233) with thorium-only …

Core design evaluation of heavy water cooled thorium breeding reactor has been
investigated based on optimum basic design criteria such as fuel breeding capability and …

Basic study on optimization of heavy water cooled thorium breeding reactor has been
investigated to estimate the feasible design region of breeding and negative void reactivity …

The fuel breeding and void reactivity coefficient of thorium reactors have been investigated
using heavy water as coolant for several parametric surveys on moderator-to-fuel ratio …

The recovery and recycling of metals that generate toxic ions in the environment is of
particular importance, especially when these are tungsten and, in particular, thorium. The …