A
new research report by Transparency Market Research offers a
comprehensive evaluation of the global Thorium
Reactor
Market. The
study, titled “Thorium
Reactor Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth,
Trends and Forecast 2017 - 2025”,
is available for sale on the firm’s website.
Discovered
in 1828 by Sweden-based chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius, thorium is a
naturally-occurring radioactive material found in small amounts in
rocks and soils. It is about three times more abundant than uranium.
Thorium exists in a single isotopic form - Th-232 - that decays
slowly. Monazite, a rare earth phosphate mineral, is the common
source of thorium. It contains up to 12% thorium phosphate. Monazite
is found in igneous and other rocks with richest deposits in areas
concentrated by waves and current action with other heavy minerals.
World monazite resources are estimated to stand at about 16 million
tons of which 12 million tons are in heavy mineral sands deposits on
the south and east coasts of India.
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Thorium
is not fissile; therefore, it is not directly usable in a thermal
neutron reactor. However, it is ‘fertile’ and upon absorbing a
neutron transmutes to uranium-233 (U-233), which is an excellent
fissile fuel material. All thorium fuel concepts therefore require
that Th-232 first be irradiated in a reactor to provide the necessary
neutron dosing to produce protactinium-233. The Pa-233 that is
produced can either be chemically separated from the parent thorium
fuel and the decay product U-233 then recycled into new fuel, or the
U-233 may be usable ‘in-situ’ in the same fuel form, especially
in molten salt reactors (MSRs). Therefore, thorium fuels need a
fissile material as a ‘driver’ so that a chain reaction can be
maintained. The only fissile driver options are U-233, U-235, or
Pu-239, these are not easily available.
A
basic design principle in thorium fuel systems is that of
heterogeneous fuel arrangement, wherein a high fissile fuel zone
called the seed region is physically separated from the fertile
thorium part of the fuel known as blanket. Such an arrangement is
better for supplying surplus neutrons to thorium nuclei so they can
convert to fissile U-233. This principle applies to all the
thorium-capable reactor systems. There are seven types of reactors
into which thorium can be introduced as a nuclear fuel: Heavy Water
Reactors (PHWRs), High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTRs),
Boiling (Light) Water Reactors (BWRs), Pressurized (Light) Water
Reactors (PWRs), Fast Neutron Reactors (FNRs), Molten Salt Reactors
(MSRs), and Accelerator Driven Reactors (ADS).
A
thorium fuel cycle offers several potential advantages over uranium
fuel cycle. These include much greater abundance on earth, superior
physical and nuclear fuel properties, and reduced nuclear waste
production. Since 2008, nuclear energy experts have shown key
interests in thorium to supply nuclear fuel in place of uranium in
order to generate nuclear power. Thorium is key in developing a new
generation of cleaner and safer nuclear power. Considering its
overall potential, thorium-based power can mean a 1000+ year solution
or a quality low-carbon bridge towards sustainable energy sources.
This would help eradicate a large portion of the mankind’s negative
environmental impact.
Research
and development activities of thorium-based nuclear reactors are
primarily being carried out in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Brazil,
India, China, France, the Czech Republic, Japan, Russia, Canada,
Israel, and the Netherlands. In 2013, Thorium Power Canada planned
and proposed development of thorium power projects for Chile and
Indonesia. India has one of the largest supplies of thorium in the
world, with comparatively poor quantities of uranium. The country
estimates to meet about 30% of the demand for electricity through
thorium by 2050.
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The
major reactor manufacturing companies are General Electric, Mitsubshi
Heavy Industries, Terrestrial Energy, Moltex Energy, ThorCon Power,
Terra Power, Flibe Energy, Transatomic Power Corporation, Thor Energy
The
report offers a comprehensive evaluation of the market. It does so
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projections about market size. The projections featured in the report
have been derived using proven research methodologies and
assumptions. By doing so, the research report serves as a repository
of analysis and information for every facet of the market, including
but not limited to: Regional markets, technology, types, and
applications.
The
study is a source of reliable data on:
- Market segments and sub-segments
- Market trends and dynamics
- Supply and demand
- Market size
- Current trends/opportunities/challenges
- Competitive landscape
- Technological breakthroughs
- Value chain and stakeholder analysis
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regional analysis covers:
- North America (U.S. and Canada)
- Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and others)
- Western Europe (Germany, U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Nordic countries, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg)
- Eastern Europe (Poland and Russia)
- Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand)
- Middle East and Africa (GCC, Southern Africa, and North Africa)
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