thorium

• Radium has formed the basis of his experiments, as thorium was used in the famous tests of 1980. —  Wonder Stories Quarterly Summer 1932
• The NCP has urged the development of thorium, which is available in abundance in India, for harnessing nuclear power in place of uranium to reduce the country's dependence on foreign countries and make it self-sufficient in the power sector, and harnessing alternative sources of power, like wind energy. —  India Press Release
• To a question about progress made in using thorium, which is widely available in India, as fuel for nuclear power plants so as to reduce dependence for foreign countries, he said India has substantial work on that but lacked critical technologies in some areas. —  Latest News Online - The Indian Express
• The thorium, a much cleaner than uranium nuclear fuel, has been overlooked because of the political and military bias in 1960th due to the cold war priorities for production of plutonium needed in production of the nuclear weapons. —  New Scientist - Earth
• The Cadillac WTF is powered by thorium, a slightly radioactive metal that can be used as a nuclear fuel. —  BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News

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