Towards sustainable, secure and safe energy: A future for thorium power

Muammer Kaya
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Thorium (Th) is three to four times more abundant than Uranium (U) in nature and distributed evenly in most developing countries in the World. Th can be mined with relatively cheap and environment friendly mining methods from high grade alluvial deposits. Th extraction is relatively straightforward and inexpensive.  Th has better radiation stability and longer fuel cycle. Th has a higher energy density and fuel economy in the reactors. One ton of mined Th produces as much energy as 200 tons of mined U, or 3.5 million tons of coal. World’s global energy needs for one year can be supplied by approximately burning 6000 tons of Th. Since Th is an abundant and sustainable source of energy for the future, developing countries cannot afford to ignore. Molten salt and accelerator driven reactors have been developed for Th-fuel. Turkey has the sixth biggest Th resources in the world and must declare Th as part of countries national power policy like China and India.
走向可持续、安全和安全的能源:钍能的未来
钍(Th)在自然界中的含量是铀(U)的三到四倍,在世界上大多数发展中国家分布均匀。Th可以用相对便宜和环境友好的采矿方法从高品位冲积矿床中开采。Th提取相对简单且价格低廉。Th具有更好的辐射稳定性和更长的燃料循环。Th在反应堆中具有更高的能量密度和燃料经济性。一吨开采的Th产生的能量相当于200吨开采的U,即350万吨煤炭。世界一年的全球能源需求可以通过燃烧大约6000吨Th来提供。由于Th是未来丰富和可持续的能源,发展中国家不能忽视。熔盐和加速器驱动的反应堆已经被开发用于Th燃料。土耳其拥有世界第六大Th资源,必须像中国和印度一样宣布Th为国家权力政策的一部分。
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