Although metal alloys is not among the most exciting topics for most people, the moment you add the word ‘radioactive’, it ...

In 1980, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) observed that protactinium, a chemical element generated in thorium reactors, could be separated and allowed to decay to isotopically pure ...

Alliance has the potential to develop commercial technologies and sources of isotopes needed for a new domestic medical supply chain Uranium and thorium are long-lived (long "half life"), naturally ...

Nuclear energy is making a comeback. Across Europe, governments are pouring huge amounts of money into new power plants while startups are busily working on smaller, modular alternatives. Most of ...

Scientists have developed a new system for producing radioactive isotopes, or "radioisotopes" for cancer therapy. The system uses a simple radionuclide generator to repeatedly separate thorium-226 ...

Thorium reactors have long been proposed as a cleaner, safer alternative to conventional nuclear energy, and now a new Russian study has added another potential benefit to the mix. Scientists from ...