Türkiye, Danish firm sign thorium technology agreement
Türkiye’s Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency (TENMAK) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark-based Copenhagen Atomics to cooperate on the use of thorium in next-generation nuclear technologies.
The agreement aims to expand research and development capacity in advanced nuclear systems and examine the domestic production of thorium compounds that meet nuclear fuel standards for molten salt reactors, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said on Sept. 7.
The memorandum was signed at a TENMAK campus in Istanbul in the presence of Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
“We hope this cooperation will deliver results and eventually lead to a commercial product,” Bayraktar said, adding that the focus on thorium gave the partnership particular importance.
