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US eyes developing 1000x less radioactive nuclear clocks with thorium thin films
The broad-spectrum laser has its optical power concentrated in one spectrum, making it easier to excite thin thorium films. When the energy from the laser was precise to bring about the transition ...
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Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy
A top-down view of an experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor from the 1960s. (Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy) The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel ...