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Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute joins Thor Energy in fuel test irradiation consortium

Oslo, Norway, April 8th, 2015. The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has signed an agreement to join the international consortium led by Thor Energy which is undertaking a sophisticated test-irradiation campaign in order to develop and qualify additive fuels for improved safety and operational performance in nuclear reactors. Central in the cooperation […]

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Thorium Fuel – Test irradiation underway in Norway

Oslo, Norway, July 1st, 2013. The trial-operation of a thorium based nuclear fuel has commenced in Norway. An international consortium led by Thor Energy is undertaking a sophisticated test-irradiation campaign in order to quantify the performance of the fuel and to qualify it for commercial use. The first thorium fuel specimens have been loaded into […]

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Thorium nuclear fuel irradiation project initiated

Oslo, Norway, 10th February, 2012. The Norwegian company, Thor Energy AS developing Thorium-based nuclear fuels, has initiated a 5-year Thorium Fuel Irradiation Campaign which includes the fabrication and test of commercial-type thorium fuel in a nuclear reactor. The irradiation project which was officially kicked-off last week will be run in the IFE (Institute for Energy […]

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