World Affairs
Open Access
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Thorium: Preferred nuclear fuel of the future

  • Author:
  • Ramtanu Maitra
  • Total Page Count: 15
  • Page Number: 98 to 112

Reprinted with permission from 21st Century, Science and Technology (fall 2005).

Abstract

One of the most promising options for nuclear power generation is the thorium-based fuel cycle. India is a global leader in this technology which offers several advantages, compared to the “classical” uraniumbased process, in terms of economy and fuel efficiency. It also makes secret military nuclear proliferation more difficult.