Comparison of homogeneous and heterogeneous thorium fuel blocks with four drivers in advanced high temperature reactors
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DOI: 10.1002/er.5330
Abstract: Thorium is an attractive potential fuel owing to its abundance and unique thermal, neutronic, and chemical properties. One way to utilize thorium in block‐type advanced high temperature reactors (AHTRs) is to homogenously mix the driver… read more here.
Keywords: advanced high; thorium; seed; fuel ... See more keywords
Spent fuel characteristics for thorium‐uranium recycle in fluoride‐salt‐cooled solid‐fuel fast reactor
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DOI: 10.1002/er.6619
Abstract: Fluoride‐salt‐cooled solid‐fuel fast reactor (LSFR) with thorium‐based fuel could complete a self‐sustaining core that fulfills long‐term energy demands. This paper further investigated the LSFR core sustainability of breeding thorium and the spent fuel characteristics for… read more here.
Keywords: spent fuel; fuel characteristics; cycle; thorium ... See more keywords
Adsorption of trace thorium(IV) from aqueous solution by mono-modified β-cyclodextrin polyrotaxane using response surface methodology (RSM)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5518-1
Abstract: The adsorption of thorium(IV) was studied using a novel supramolecular polyrotaxane based on β-cyclodextrin derivatives. The effects of pH, contact time, Th(IV) initial concentration and adsorbents dosage on the adsorption of thorium(IV) by polyrotaxane were… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; adsorption; polyrotaxane; response surface ... See more keywords
Highly efficient elimination of thorium(IV) from aqueous solution using poly(cyclotriphosphazene-co-melamine) microspheres
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06975-y
Abstract: Highly crosslinked organic–inorganic hybrid polymer poly(cyclotriphosphazene-co-melamine) microspheres (PZM) were synthesized by a simple method. The microspheres was characterized by FTIR, SEM and EDX. It was applied to eliminate thorium(IV) from aqueous solution under various conditions,… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; poly cyclotriphosphazene; thorium aqueous; thorium ... See more keywords
Towards proliferation-resistant thorium fuels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2016.11.010
Abstract: Abstract Thorium-plutonium mixture is proposed as alternative nuclear reactor fuel to incinerate the increasing stockpile plutonium. However, this fuel will produce an amount of uranium with about 90% 233U at applicable discharge burnups (60GWD/MTU). This… read more here.
Keywords: uranium; towards proliferation; thorium; thorium plutonium ... See more keywords
Investigation on the potential use of thorium as fuel for the Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.01.030
Abstract: Generation IV reactors are planned to be an evolutionary step in the history of nuclear power plants. Although they have many advantageous properties, five of the six concepts are designed for the utilization of uranium–plutonium… read more here.
Keywords: thorium; fuel; fast reactor; cooled fast ... See more keywords
Fuel cycle analysis of Advanced Burner Reactor with breed-and-burn thorium blanket
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.10.016
Abstract: Abstract The Seed-and-Blanket (SB it is few percent higher than that of the 2-stage PWR-ABR system. Approximately 7% of the thorium fed to the blanket is converted into energy, which makes the thorium fuel utilization… read more here.
Keywords: cycle analysis; blanket; thorium; fuel ... See more keywords
Characterization of Thorium-Pyrazinoic acid complexation and its decorporation efficacy in human cells and blood.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129547
Abstract: Thorium (Th) exposure to the human beings is a radiochemical hazard and the chelation therapy by suitable drugs is the major prevention approach to deal with. The present studies aimed at usage of pyrazinoic acid… read more here.
Keywords: pyrazinoic acid; thorium; efficacy; decorporation ... See more keywords
Assessment of a naturally occurring high background radiation area with elevated levels of thorium along coastal Odisha, India using radiometric methods.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131221
Abstract: The present study evaluates the enrichment and distribution of radioelements along the eastern coast of India. India possesses the second largest reserve of thorium bearing monazite in the world, in terms of heavy minerals present… read more here.
Keywords: radiation area; thorium; area; india ... See more keywords
Th4+|Th couple in LiCl-KCl eutectic: Anodic polarization of thorium and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study at tungsten, cadmium and thorium electrodes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.099
Abstract: Abstract Cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to investigate electrochemical behaviour of thorium at inert tungsten, liquid cadmium and thorium electrodes in LiCl-KCl eutectic. Equilibrium potentials of Th 4 + | Th couple… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; thorium; cadmium thorium; licl kcl ... See more keywords
Thorium as an environment stressor for growth of Nicotiana glutinosa plants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2019.03.027
Abstract: Abstract Plants of Nicotiana glutinosa L. were semihydroponically cultivated on Hoagland nutrient medium with and without phosphates and supplemented with thorium and tartaric acid; putrescine was sprayed on the leaves. The accumulation of thorium by… read more here.
Keywords: putrescine; environment stressor; nicotiana glutinosa; medium ... See more keywords