Türkiye said on Monday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Danish nuclear tech developer Copenhagen Atomics to explore the use of the country's thorium resources in next-generation atomic technologies.
The agreement was signed by the Türkiye Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK), an affiliated institution of the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.
The cooperation will focus on developing technologies that can use thorium, including the domestic production of thorium compounds, the ministry said in a statement.
Thorium is heavily researched as a cleaner, safer alternative to uranium in nuclear reactors. It is said to be roughly three to four times more abundant in the Earth's crust than uranium.
The agreement also aims to bring Turkish industrial and technology companies, as well as researchers, into efforts to develop high-value nuclear technologies based on the country's thorium resources.
