May 9, 2012
- World Nuclear Association reports on China Nuclear Fuel cycle work
The China Academy of Sciences in January 2011 launched a program of R&D on thorium-breeding molten-salt reactors (Th-MSR or TMSR), otherwise known as Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor (LFTR), claiming to have the world's largest national effort on these and hoping to obtain full intellectual property...
April 17, 2012
- Recently we have reviewed several space propulsion technologies which could breakthrough to specific impulse of over 250,000 seconds. One pound of fuel would provide over one pound of thrust for over 250,000 seconds. The best ion drives are currently at about 5000 seconds and an advanced VASIMIR propulsion system (which is still in development) could get to 20,000 ISP.
1. A light-weight...
February 22, 2012
- Hindu Business Line - India's government has decided to commence the construction of 300-MW thorium-based Advanced Heavy Water Reactor in the next 18 months, a senior official said on Tuesday.
“Under the third stage of nuclear programme based on thorium utilisation, a reactor of 300 MW will be constructed in a year and a half from now..,” Kalpakkam-based...
