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Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors

25 August 2017

The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off in the Netherlands with the goal of making thorium work in a molten salt reactor

Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

24 July 2017

An underwater robot captured images believed to be the first signs of melted nuclear reactor fuel that sank after the plant’s 2011 failure

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