What if the next big thing in nuclear energy was a dusty old idea from the Cold War era? Once considered to power nuclear ...

Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than ...

Chinese scientists have refuelled an experimental thorium-fueled molten salt reactor continuously without shutting it down.

The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

This marks the first time anyone has successfully reloaded fuel in an operational thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) without ...

Team working on project reportedly achieves milestone by completing fuel reloading while experimental molten salt reactor was ...

After years of research and US data analysis, China has built a working thorium reactor and run it through a successful fuel ...

Gobi Desert in Mongolia may be arid but China may have just unlocked a future free of energy crises—by firing up the world’s ...

China launches the world's first operational thorium reactor, while India accelerates its own thorium-powered nuclear ...

Molten salt nuclear reactors (MSR) also have unique passive methods of preventing nuclear disasters. Some plants are equipped with what's known as a "freeze plug" in the reactor chamber.

Chinese scientists have achieved a significant milestone in clean energy tech after successfully adding fresh fuel to an ...

Abilene Christian University and Texas A&M are leading what could be a resurgence in nuclear power in Texas. The long-dormant ...