2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2020.103299
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Evidence and uncertainty for uranium and thorium abundance: A review

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“…However, their concentration in rocks is quite low (Tombal 2015;Ünal 2016;Yıldız 2017). Since Th is relatively rare in rock compared to U, more mining, grinding and refining are required to recover it at similar scales (Degueldre and Joyce 2020). Th, like U, is not found in free form in nature but is found in ~60 minerals.…”
Section: Recovery Of Th-wastementioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, their concentration in rocks is quite low (Tombal 2015;Ünal 2016;Yıldız 2017). Since Th is relatively rare in rock compared to U, more mining, grinding and refining are required to recover it at similar scales (Degueldre and Joyce 2020). Th, like U, is not found in free form in nature but is found in ~60 minerals.…”
Section: Recovery Of Th-wastementioning
confidence: 99%
“…(e.g., Harmsen and Haan, 1980;Brindha and Elango, 2013;Keesari et al, 2014;Coyte et al, 2018;Gwenzi al, 2018;CGWB, 2020;etc.). Although the concentrations of U, Th, and REEs in natural waters are relatively low, about 3.3, 0.006, and 0.004-0.024 μg L −1 , respectively (Deng et al, 2017;Degueldre and Joyce, 2020), numerous processes, such as mining, extraction, weathering, and disposal of these elements, can affect their natural levels (Table 4).…”
Section: Watermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a fertile material, 232 Th undergoes a series of nuclear decays converting itself into fissile 233 U. Having higher burnup levels, advanced accident tolerance, and abundance makes thorium a promising fuel material in future nuclear power plants [7,8]. Both thorium and uranium are mined and processed from ores and used in the nuclear industry.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%