Dicaesium hexa-nitratothorate(IV), Cs2[Th(NO3)6], was synthesized in the form of colourless crystals by reaction of thorium nitrate and caesium nitrate in aqueous solution. The Th atom is located on an inversion centre and is coordinated by six chelating nitrate anions. The resulting ThO12 coordination polyhedron is best described as a slightly distorted icosa-hedron. The Cs atom also has a coo...

The metastable H 3 1 state in the thorium monoxide (ThO) molecule is highly sensitive to the presence of a CP-violating permanent electric dipole moment of the electron (eEDM) [E. R. Meyer and J. L. Bohn, Phys. Rev. A 78, 010502 (2008)]. The magnetic dipole moment μH and the molecule-fixed electric dipole moment DH of this state are measured in preparation for a search for the eEDM. The small m...

In this work, thorium (IV) removal from aqueous solutions was investigated in batch systems of cationic and anionic resins of Amberlite IR-120 and IRA-400. In this way, the effects of pH, initial Th(IV) concentration and the amount of adsorbent were investigated. A Central Composite Design (CCD) under Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to determine the optimized condition. The resu...

The thorium content of mine dust collected at various locations along the drift to the SNO site has been measured with several techniques-direct counting, proton induced x-ray emission, x-ray fluorescence, and neutron activation analysis. The thorium content varies significantly, from a minimum of 4 ppm to a maximum of 24 ppm (from direct counting measurements). The average Th content of the si...

The FACET group at CIEMAT is studying the properties and potentialities of several lead-cooled ADS designs for actinide and fission product transmutation. The main characteristics of these systems are the use of lead as primary coolant and moderator and fuels made by transuranics inside a thorium oxide matrix. The aim of the study is to analyse the effect of some operation parameters (fuel tran...

• Influence of thorium content on oxidation resistance UN was observed Thorium improve the low porosity pellets in air Uranium nitride sintered SPS can withstand interaction with water at 100°C Loss pellet integrity 200°C, regardless doping Phase separation ThO 2 and UO measured after exposure experiment is being investigated as a replacement for it shows enhanced thermal properties seems to be...

Abstract This paper discusses the challenges of nuclear power plant development in Indonesia. With a growing belief among policymakers that could play vital role energy transition and diversification, it is important to analyse process decision-making. Drawing on case Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR) Bangka Island, this aims understand social, political, institutional aspects thorium developm...

Measurement of natural radionuclides concentration in Samosir area of Sumatera island of Indonesia aims to obtain basis data of the content of radionuclides that could be tended in the development of the area. This research was conducted using Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), which consists of a sampling of soil of Samosir Island as the residential area and the soil surrounding of Pangururan ...

The analytical potential of a weak-base macroreticular anion-exchange resin for the quantitative separation of metal ions in thiocyanate media is investigated and demonstrated. Distribution data are given for the sorption of some 25 metal ions from aqueous mixtures of potassium thiocyanate (1.0M or less) and 0.5M hydrochloric acid. The magnitude of the distribution data suggests many possible s...