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Can US nuclear expansion accommodate thorium reactors?

The United States should focus on deploying uranium-based reactors now, but build its nuclear industrial base in a way that ...
India's most advanced reactor has set the country on a path towards potentially cutting its dependence on uranium.
India's prototype fast breeder reactor has achieved criticality, advancing the three-stage nuclear strategy. Is the country ...
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chair of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of ...
India has an abundance of thorium reserves. A shift from uranium to thorium as part of the nuclear programme can enable the ...
President Trump laid out four objectives when he launched Operation Epic Fury: Destroy Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and the factories that build them, annihilate the Iranian navy, sever Tehran’s ...
CNL will lead the development, qualification and manufacturing of the fuel under Canadian Standard Association requirements for manufacturing nuclear fuel.
The Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor’s achievement has put the spotlight on utilising the vast thorium resources in India. Can ...
Last year, a UCLA-led team accomplished something scientists have been trying to do for 50 years. They made radioactive thorium nuclei absorb and emit photons like electrons in an atom do. This ...
A high-level 20-member U.S. Executive Nuclear Industry Delegation visited India from May 18 to May 21, 2026, to explore private investment and technology commercialization opportunities in India’s ...
India has achieved one of the most consequential milestones in its atomic energy journey, as the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved criticality.