Video2013
A Future for Thorium Power
Carlo Rubbia
Recorded presentation at ThEC13. Watch on the original Thorium Energy channel.
Ideas, evidence and further reading
The resource library
Presentations, recorded talks and publications from the thorium community, alongside the documents that guide our association.
Historical material retains its original context. Explore by topic, format, language or year.
33 resources
Video2013
A Look into the Future of Thorium Technologies
Jean-Pierre Revol
Recorded closing presentation at ThEC13, hosted on the Thorium Energy channel.
Video2013
L’énergie du thorium, l’avenir vert du nucléaire ?
Jean-Christophe de Mestral
French-language talk at TEDxParis. Watch the recording on the TEDx Talks channel.
Video2013
Towards Sustainable, Secure and Safe Energy Future: Leveraging Opportunities with Thorium
Anil Kakodkar
Recorded presentation at ThEC13 on a sustainable, secure and safe energy future and the opportunities offered by thorium.
Book2016
Thorium Energy for the World
ThEC13 proceedings
Conference proceedings published in 2016. Follow the DOI for publisher information.
Book2011
L’Atome vert
Jean-Christophe de Mestral
French-language book in the original reading list.
Thorium · French
Book information: L’Atome vert (opens in a new tab)
BookUndated
SuperFuel
Richard Martin
A book on thorium energy included in the association’s historical reading list.
Thorium · English
Book information: SuperFuel (opens in a new tab)
Book2012
Thorium: Energy Cheaper than Coal
Robert Hargraves
Book listed among introductory resources in the original archive.
Book2009
Aim High!
Robert Hargraves
A further book from the archive’s thorium reading list.
Thorium · English
Book information: Aim High! (opens in a new tab)PDF2025
Nuclear Energy: Should Thorium be part of the deal?
iThEC
Official poster for the public conference in Geneva on 17 September 2025.
Slides2019
iThEC’s contributions to the exploitation of thorium
Jean-Pierre Revol
Presentation at the fifth international workshop on accelerator-driven subcritical systems and thorium utilization.
ADS · English · 22.8 MB
Download slides: iThEC’s contributions to the exploitation of thoriumPDF2019
ADS activities of the international Thorium Energy Committee
Maurice Bourquin
Presentation for the OECD NEA TCADS-4 workshop in Antwerp.
ADS · English · 3.2 MB
Open PDF: ADS activities of the international Thorium Energy CommitteePDF2018
Disrupting Energy Technology: Thorium Power for the World
Jean-Pierre Revol
Presentation listed in the archive for the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, September 2018.
Thorium · English · 8.9 MB
Open PDF: Disrupting Energy Technology: Thorium Power for the WorldSlides2018
Swiss Physical Society conference presentation
Maurice Bourquin
Slides from the presentation at EPFL on 28 August 2018.
Thorium · English · 18.6 MB
Download slides: Swiss Physical Society conference presentationPDF2017
The CYCLADS project
iThEC
Historical proposal for investigating cyclotron technology for accelerator-driven systems.
Accelerators · English · 700 KB
Open PDF: The CYCLADS projectPDF2017
Troitsk project executive summary
iThEC and INR
Historical proposal for an accelerator-driven research facility using existing infrastructure at Troitsk.
ADS · English · 115 KB
Open PDF: Troitsk project executive summaryPDF2016
Energy Efficiency and Proton Drivers for ADS
Jean-Pierre Revol
Presentation at the Paul Scherrer Institut on 29 February 2016.
PDF2016
Sustainable Thorium Energy for the World
Jean-Pierre Revol
Written contribution to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences meeting on science and sustainability.
PDF2016
Sustainable Thorium Energy for the World: slides
Jean-Pierre Revol
Slides accompanying the contribution to the November 2016 meeting at Casina Pio IV.
PDF2016
Huddersfield presentation
Maurice Bourquin
Presentation preserved in the 2016 conference archive. The original archive gives the year without a precise event date.
Slides2016
ThEC13 proceedings: book presentation
Jean-Pierre Revol
Presentation introducing the published proceedings of the 2013 Thorium Energy Conference.
Slides2016
ThEC13 proceedings: book presentation
Maurice Bourquin
A second presentation introducing Thorium Energy for the World, the ThEC13 proceedings.
PDF2015
The iThEC Strategy
Jean-Pierre Revol
Plenary presentation at ThEC15 in Mumbai. The full PDF is hosted in the original archive.
PDF2015
A Proposal for a first ADS Demonstrator
Jean-Pierre Revol
Presentation at ThEC15 in Mumbai. The full PDF is hosted in the original archive.
PDFUndated
Why MSR was not developed
iThEC archive
Historical document from the archive’s molten salt reactor collection; no publication year is assigned here.
Molten salt reactors · English · 259 KB
Open PDF: Why MSR was not developedPDFUndated
U–Pu Fast MSR
iThEC archive
Historical document on uranium–plutonium fast molten salt reactor concepts.
Molten salt reactors · English · 146 KB
Open PDF: U–Pu Fast MSRPDF2013
Proposition de solution durable au problème de l’énergie grâce au thorium
iThEC archive
French-language proposal dated 22 July 2013, preserved as historical material.
Thorium · French · 450 KB
Open PDF: Proposition de solution durable au problème de l’énergie grâce au thoriumPDFUndated
Association statutes — English
iThEC
English statutes made available by the association.
Association · English
Open PDF: Association statutes — EnglishPDFUndated
Statuts de l’association — Français
iThEC
Original French statutes, recovered from the association archive.
Association · French · 267 KB
Open PDF: Statuts de l’association — FrançaisPDFUndated
iThEC manifesto — English
iThEC
The association’s manifesto, available as a downloadable PDF.
Association · English
Open PDF: iThEC manifesto — EnglishPDFUndated
Manifeste iThEC — Français
iThEC
Le manifeste de l’association, disponible au format PDF.
Association · French
Open PDF: Manifeste iThEC — FrançaisPDF2017
Review of ADS efforts worldwide
Yacine Kadi and Jean-Pierre Revol
Overview referenced in the association bibliography and made available through CERN Indico.
PDFUndated
Öffentlich finanzierte Energieforschung in der Schweiz
Swiss energy research report
Report cited on the original homepage, including its annex on thorium energy.