Assertion: thorium | /r/CapableOf | absorb neutron
Facets:
value: into fissile elements
type: OTHER
value: into uranium-233
type: OTHER
value: to transmute
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Rather, when it is exposed to neutrons, it will undergo a series of nuclear reactions until it eventually emerges as an isotope of uranium called U-233, which will readily split and release energy next time it absorbs a neutron.
text: Thorium is not fissile in itself, absorbs a neutron to transmute into uranium-233, which can fission to produce energy.
text: This means that when Thorium absorbs a neutron and becomes Pa-233, the Protactinium can be removed from the core and allowed to decay to U-233 in peace, without any risk of causing parasitic neutron losses.
text: This means that when Thorium absorbs a neutron and becomes Pa-233, the Protactinium can be removed from the core and allowed to decay to U-233 in peace, without any risk of causing parasitic neutron losses.
text: This is done via a process known as “breeding”, where the thorium absorbs a neutron, thus transmuting into a heavier element that can later undergo fission.
text: They are the only two elements found in nature that can absorb neutrons and transmute into fissile elements.