The second American company has secured an export licence to sell nuclear technology to India in nearly two decades, opening ...
The development follows the passage of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, which has opened the door for private participation in ...
The board of the state-owned NTPC has reportedly approved a minority equity investment in CCTE in a strategic early stage ...
NTPC is seeking various international partnerships in technology and fuel to advance its plans in the nuclear sector and ...
The Fukushima disaster reminded us all of the dangers inherent in uranium-fueled nuclear reactors. Fresh news this month about Tepco's continued struggle to contain and cool the fuel rods highlights ...
According to nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar, given that India is able to build large PHWR capacity with imported uranium as ...
Scientists have built the first-ever thorium reactor. Thorium is both more easily accessible and less dangerous than uranium—the most common fission fuel. The system also uses molten salt instead of ...
Researchers develop a method to count thorium-229 nuclear ticks, paving the way for high-precision nuclear clocks and sensors.
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Is Thorium the key to clean, cheap energy?

Thorium is often regarded as a leading contender for providing an affordable and clean energy solution for our power grid.
Talk of a large-scale U.S. nuclear renaissance in the post-Three Mile Island era has long been stalled by the high cost of new nuclear power plants, the challenges of safeguarding weapons-grade ...
In a first, researchers from the U.S. and Germany excite Thorium-229 in opaque material, advancing optical nuclear clocks.