Thorium (Noun)
Meaning
A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Scientists are researching thorium as a potential fuel source for the next generation of nuclear reactors.
- Thorium has several properties that make it a more desirable fuel than uranium for certain applications.
- A new facility has been established to extract and process thorium from monazite sands.
- One of the key advantages of using thorium in nuclear reactors is that it produces less hazardous waste.
- Thorium's relatively high melting point makes it suitable for use in high-temperature nuclear reactors.