Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?

Molten salt reactors, or MSRS , that use thorium as a fuel are cheaper, cleaner and safer options to traditional reactors fueled with highly radioactive elements and can benefit in nuclear energy expansion.

With experimental tests scheduled for a throwing reactor in China and U.S. companies developing projects that should be spinning up in the next few years .

Thorium is a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive metal that was isolated back in 1828 by the Swedish chemist Janziakub Brazilias .

The most common source of thorium is monocyte , a rare earth phosphate mineral that contains up to 12% thorium phosphate.

Thorium 232 is the most stable of the 27 thorium isotopes, which decays very slowly.

Some countries like France , India , Japan , Norway , Norway and the US have reported some development on thorium nuclear reactors, but there are no plans for the commercialization just yet.

China launched its Molten Salt Reactor program in 2011 , investing $500 million .

China has put modern technology to use with better materials, instrumentation and controls in order to build its reactor.