Estimated to be 500 times more abundant than the uranium-232 used in conventional nuclear reactors, thorium has been hailed as a potential solution to the demand for nuclear power. Nuclear ...

Other isotopes that cannot be found in natural uranium are U-232, U-233, U-236 and U-237. The table below shows the fraction by weight of the three isotopes in any quantity of natural uranium, their ...

Traditional nuclear reactors use Uranium-232, but thorium is 500 times more abundant. Nuclear reactors generate energy by splitting radioactive elements, releasing heat, which is then used to ...