Nuclear waste could power Europe for decades. This startup plans to prove it
Thursday, 15 May 2025 () Europe has been turning uranium into energy for over half a century. In the process, the continent has amassed vast stockpiles of nuclear waste. This radioactive material can take millions of years to become safe, and no one really knows what to do with it. Thorizon, a Franco-Dutch startup, has an idea: reuse the nuclear waste to generate new energy. The company is developing a small modular molten salt reactor (MSR) that runs on a mix of spent nuclear fuel and thorium, a radioactive metal with untapped potential. Thorizon aims to begin construction of its first reactor, Thorizon One, within…
Tehran and European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal—Germany, the UK, and France—will meet in Istanbul on May 16 to discuss the Iran nuclear file and U.S.-Iran indirect talks. This marks the fourth round of consultations since 2024, after a delayed April meeting in Rome. The talks come after a...
Zelenskyy: Nuclear power plants 'belong to the people of Ukraine'
The fate of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia remains unclear as it is still under Russian control.
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Thursday, 15 May 2025 ()
Europe has been turning uranium into energy for over half a century. In the process, the continent has amassed vast stockpiles of nuclear waste. This radioactive material can take millions of years to become safe, and no one really knows what to do with it. Thorizon, a Franco-Dutch startup, has an idea: reuse the nuclear waste to generate new energy. The company is developing a small modular molten salt reactor (MSR) that runs on a mix of spent nuclear fuel and thorium, a radioactive metal with untapped potential. Thorizon aims to begin construction of its first reactor, Thorizon One, within…
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