SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Rights offering item	Mar. 05, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Mar. 31, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Jan. 31, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Mar. 31, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Dec. 31, 2012 RCF Short term financing	Mar. 31, 2013 RCF Rights offering Short term financing	Jan. 31, 2013 Cormark Securities, Inc.	Jan. 31, 2013 Neutron Energy, Inc. Cormark Securities, Inc.	Mar. 31, 2013 Common Stock	Mar. 31, 2013 Paid-In Capital	Mar. 31, 2013 Accumulated Deficit	Mar. 31, 2013 Treasury Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Treasury Stock
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Reverse stock split ratio	0.1
Common stock outstanding before reverse stock split (in shares)	161,100,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	16,150,163	19,821,681											19,821,681
Changes in shareholders equity
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)		16,150,163											16,150,161
Balance at the beginning of the period		$ 45,143,377											$ 16,154	$ 207,338,549	$ (162,201,908)	$ (9,418)	$ (9,418)
Net loss		(4,150,592)	(3,606,470)												(4,150,592)
Stock compensation expense														244,985
Common stock issued - payment of loan principal and interest (in shares)						26,482	4,861						1,992,127
Common stock issued - payment of loan principal and interest													1,992	5,093,841
Common stock issued - shareholder rights offering (in shares)													1,547,843
Common stock issued - shareholder rights offering													1,548	3,632,335
Common stock issued for services (in shares)											83,200		83,200
Common stock issued for services		291,500											83	291,417
Restricted stock issuance (in shares)													48,350
Restricted stock issuance													48	(48)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)	16,150,163	19,821,681											19,821,681
Balance at the end of the period		50,258,986											19,825	216,601,079	(166,352,500)	(9,418)	(9,418)
Net proceeds from sale of shares of common stock in cash				3,600,000
Short term financing repaid										5,000,000
Number of shares of common stock issued upon conversion					1,960,000					1,960,000
Interest accrued on the loan								79,167	16,667
Number of subscription rights issued for each share of common stock owned or subject to a warrant				1
Number of non-transferrable subscription rights received (in shares)				0.3119
Exercise price (in dollars per share)				$ 2.55
Fees related to acquisition												$ 291,500