Document Details
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Title:
Thorium and the Third Fuel
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
Understanding the Atom Series
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1970 Jan 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
52 pages
Accession Number:
Atom71
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Oct 16
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Oct 14
Description/Abstract:
This booklet discusses energy sources for nuclear power plants. Uranium-235 by itself will not be able to handle the energy needs. The two man-made supplements that can be used for nuclear power plants energy sources are plutonium and uranium-233. Uranium-233 is an isotope that appears as a result of radioactive decay after neutrons have been absorbed in thorium-232. This uranium-233 is called the third fuel.