Why thorium is an energy source we cannot neglect
A presentation by the President of iThEC
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International Thorium
Energy Committee
A community of scientists, engineers and engaged citizens exploring thorium energy and accelerator-driven systems for nuclear-waste transmutation.
Founded in Geneva in 2012 · Independent, non-profit association
Upcoming iThEC seminar · 11 November 2026
Energy: Where Is China Heading?The Role of Thorium
Join Jean-Pierre Revol, Vice-President of iThEC, in Geneva for a seminar on China’s energy direction and the role of thorium.
- Wednesday 11 November 2026
- FER Geneva
- 98, rue de Saint-Jean · 1201 Geneva
- Free entry · Registration welcome
- Also online via Zoom
Organised by iThEC, with the support of FEDRE and the Nomads Foundation.
Videos & conversations
Explore the case for thorium
Table ronde « Le nucléaire, une technologie d’avenir ? »
French-language recording · INGE
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Conference archive · 17 September 2025
Nuclear Energy: Should Thorium be part of the deal? Opportunities and challenges
Opportunities and challenges in nuclear energy, explored with Professor Brit Salbu at our public conference in Geneva.
Geneva, Switzerland · An event from our conference archive
Conferences & conversations
Our community in action
September 2018
Thorium Power for the World
A presentation on thorium energy at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin.
Tianjin, China
28 August 2018
Thorium at the Swiss Physical Society
A conference presentation by Professor Maurice Bourquin at EPFL.
EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
27–31 October 2013
Thorium Energy Conference at CERN
An international conference bringing together the thorium research community at CERN.
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Research proposals
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Ideas worth exploring
Video2013
A Future for Thorium Power
Carlo Rubbia
Recorded presentation at ThEC13. Watch on the original Thorium Energy channel.
BookUndated
SuperFuel
Richard Martin
A book on thorium energy included in the association’s historical reading list.
Thorium · English
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Book2012
Thorium: Energy Cheaper than Coal
Robert Hargraves
Book listed among introductory resources in the original archive.
People behind the ideas
Progress begins
with a conversation.
iThEC brings together people across science, engineering, policy and society. Our members contribute their expertise, their curiosity and their time to advance informed discussion and collaboration.