来自MSN20 天
China’s thorium survey finds ‘endless energy source right under our feet’
In Fujian and Hainan, coastal placer sands hold easily extractable thorium-bearing monazite. The Bayan Obo mega-deposit - already the world's largest rare earth mine - contains a huge amount of ...
iaea.org5 年
Thorium Resources as Co- and By-products of Rare Earth Deposits
Research has been published over the past few decades on the possible use of thorium in various nuclear power reactor types. Therefore, it is worthwhile to analyse the supply situation for additional ...
iaea.org1 年
Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy
A top-down view of an experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor from the 1960s. (Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy) The sands of India are brimming with potential to fuel ...
scmp.com20 天
China’s thorium survey finds ‘endless energy source right under our feet’
Just five years of mining waste from a single iron ore site in Inner Mongolia contains enough thorium to meet US household energy demands for more than 1,000 years, according to the report ...
moneycontrol.com16 天
China’s hidden energy treasure? Survey finds massive thorium deposits that could power ...
According to a report, detailing the survey, published in Chinese journal Geological Review -- just five years of mining waste from a single iron ore site in Inner Mongolia holds enough thorium to ...