Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
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ISBN 13 : 9789201037190
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (371 download)
Book Synopsis World Thorium Occurrences, Deposits and Resources by : International Atomic Energy Agency
Download or read book World Thorium Occurrences, Deposits and Resources written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindful of possible future limitations on the availability of uranium, the introduction of the thorium fuel cycle is potentially a complementary source of nuclear energy. This publication assimilates current knowledge of thorium geology and mineralization into a brief account on the worldwide occurrence of thorium resources. Although thorium is currently not commercially viable as a fuel, it is important to pre-emptively assess thorium related information should that situation change. Thus, the publication provides an overview of the variety of natural thorium deposit types with associated thorium geology and thorium resources. It reviews available data on thorium occurrences/deposits and thorium resources and presents a classification of deposits according to geological and economic criteria.