Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

A new European Union research project, EU-CONVERSION, has been launched to accelerate using high-performance nuclear fuels, such as low-enriched uranium fissile materials. The project hopes to ...

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment ...

The economics debate of nuclear v renewable energy has distracted politicians, media and the public from the hazards of nuclearenergy.

The stock of uranium enriched to up to 60% fissile purity, close to the roughly 90% of bomb-grade, has been a long-standing concern for Western powers, which say there is no civil justification ...

Because of its abundance and its fissile material breeding capability, thorium could potentially offer a long-term solution to humanity’s energy needs. Kailash Agarwal, Fuel Cycle Facilities ...