
A collaboration was initiated between TENMAK and Copenhagen Atomics on thorium fuel and small modular reactors.
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A collaboration was made between TENMAK and Copenhagen Atomics on thorium fuel and small modular reactors.
THORIUM FUEL FEATURES
Stating that the signature signed between TENMAK and Copenhagen Atomics has a different feature, Bayraktar said, "Thorium fuel stands out in Copenhagen Atomics' technology in small modular reactors. Thorium has a special importance because it is a technology that is widely available in our country and we think that the fuel will not be dependent on foreign sources in this sense. I hope this cooperation will yield results and the studies in this field will turn into a product that can be commercialized in the future. In terms of being a different fuel, especially thorium "This cooperation is important. This relevant company will carry out these studies together with TENMAK and our relevant institutions."
With the agreement reached, domestic industry and technology stakeholders, researchers and engineering capacity will be included in the process to utilize Türkiye's thorium resources in high value-added nuclear technologies.
MOLTEN SALT REACTORS
One of the priority topics of the work will be R&D and project activities aimed at producing thorium in Türkiye that can be used in Molten Salt Reactors, one of the new generation nuclear reactor technologies. In this direction, it is aimed to produce thorium compounds that meet nuclear fuel standards with domestic means and to make Türkiye an internationally effective supplier in this field.
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R&D and project activities will be carried out to produce thorium compounds with domestic means.
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