thorium reactor

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• thorium reactor — torio reaktorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. thorium reactor vok. Thoriumreaktor, m rus. ториевый реактор, m pranc. réacteur à thorium, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Liquid fluoride thorium reactor — or LFTR (pronounced “Lifter”) is a specific fission energy technology based on thorium rather than uranium as the energy source. The nuclear reactor core is in a liquid form at low pressure (i.e., 1 atmosphere) and has a completely passive safety …   Wikipedia

• Thorium fuel cycle — The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses thorium 232 as fertile material and uranium 233 as fissile fuel. A major advantage of the thorium fuel cycle is that production of plutonium and other long lived actinides as radioactive… …   Wikipedia

• thorium processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Thorium (Th) is a dense (11.7 grams per cubic centimetre), silvery metal that is softer than steel. It has a high melting temperature of approximately 1,750° C (3,180°… …   Universalium

• Thorium — (pronEng|ˈθɔːriəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. As a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive metal, it has been considered as an alternative nuclear fuel to uranium.CharacteristicsWhen pure, thorium is a… …   Wikipedia

• Thorium — Actinium ← Thorium → Protactinium Ce …   Wikipédia en Français

• Thorium-Hochtemperaturreaktor — Die Artikel Kernkraftwerk THTR 300 und Hochtemperaturreaktor überschneiden sich thematisch. Hilf mit, die Artikel besser voneinander abzugrenzen oder zu vereinigen. Beteilige dich dazu an der Diskussion über diese Überschneidungen. Bitte entferne …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• thorium — thoric /thawr ik, thor /, adj. /thawr ee euhm, thohr /, n. Chem. a grayish white, lustrous, somewhat ductile and malleable, radioactive metallic element present in monazite: used as a source of nuclear energy, as a coating on sun lamp and vacuum… …   Universalium

• Breeder reactor — Assembly of the core of Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, 1951 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material in fuel than it consumes.[1] These reactors are considered appealing due to their superior fuel… …   Wikipedia

• Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… …   Wikipedia

• Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian …   Wikipedia