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That's why National Geographic, in partnership with Shell*, has launched the Great Energy Challenge. The Great Energy Challenge convenes and engages influential citizens and key energy stakeholders in solutions-based thinking and dialogue about our shared energy future. It's a call to action to become actively involved, to learn more and do more—to change how we think about and consume energy so that we can all help tackle the big energy questions. National Geographic has assembled some of the world's foremost researchers and scientists to help address the challenge. Learn more about the Great Energy Challenge panel of advisors here. The Great Energy Challenge website is a one-stop resource where you can participate actively. International Energy Statistics - EIA. Www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2014/141112_WEO_FactSheets.pdf.

Africa. List of countries by energy consumption per capita. The World Bank : Kilograms of oil equivalent (2011)

List of countries by energy consumption per capita

List of nuclear reactors. Nuclear power by country. Nuclear power stations operate in 31 countries.

Nuclear power by country

China has 28 new reactors under construction,[3] and there are also a considerable number of new reactors being built in South Korea, India, and Russia. At the same time, at least 100 older and smaller reactors will "most probably be closed over the next 10-15 years".[4] So the expanding nuclear programs in Asia are balanced by retirements of aging plants and nuclear reactor phase-outs.[5] In 2010, before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, it was reported that an average of about 10 nuclear reactors were expected to become operational per year, although according to the World Nuclear Association, of the 17 civilian reactors planned to become operational between 2007 and 2009, only five actually came on stream.[4] As of June 2011, Germany and Switzerland are phasing-out nuclear power[6][7] which will be replaced mostly by fossil fuels, and a smaller part renewable energy.

Overview[edit] Nuclear reprocessing. Nuclear waste reprocessing. CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) Argonne National Laboratory. Aerial view of Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory located near Lemont, IL outside Chicago is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946.[2] It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest.

Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne was initially formed to carry out Enrico Fermi's work on nuclear reactors as part of the Manhattan Project. Today it maintains a broad portfolio in basic science research, energy storage and renewable energy, environmental sustainability, SuperComputing, and national security. Argonne is managed for the United States Department of Energy and by UChicago Argonne, LLC, which "brings together the expertise of the University of Chicago (the sole member of the LLC) with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

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Books have been written on both; I do not intend another here. Candu Signs Expanded Agreement with China to Further Develop Recycled Uranium and Thorium Fuelled CANDU Reactors. MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 2, 2012 /CNW/ - Candu Energy Inc. has signed an expanded agreement with China National Nuclear Corporation's subsidiary companies, Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Company (TQNPC), China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation (CNNFC) and Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) to continue co-operation in the development of recycled uranium and thorium as alternative fuels for new CANDU® reactors.

Candu Signs Expanded Agreement with China to Further Develop Recycled Uranium and Thorium Fuelled CANDU Reactors

With a 24-month duration, the agreement is expected to result in a detailed conceptual design of the Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor (AFCR). Thorium. (Updated March 2014) Thorium is more abundant in nature than uranium.It is fertile rather than fissile, and can only be used as a fuel in conjunction with a fissile material such as recycled plutonium.Thorium fuels can breed fissile uranium-233 to be used in various kinds of nuclear reactors.Molten salt reactors are well suited to thorium fuel, as normal fuel fabrication is avoided.

Thorium

The use of thorium as a new primary energy source has been a tantalizing prospect for many years. Extracting its latent energy value in a cost-effective manner remains a challenge, and will require considerable R&D investment. This is occurring preeminently in China, with modest US support. Nature and sources of thorium Thorium is a naturally-occurring, slightly radioactive metal discovered in 1828 by the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius, who named it after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. When pure, thorium is a silvery white metal that retains its lustre for several months. Thorium test begins.

Thorium fuel is now being tested in the Halden research reactor in Norway.

Thorium test begins

It was loaded in the last week of April, defining the start of a physical test program that will simulate how it operates in a power reactor. Led by Norwegian company Thor Energy, the test will provide unique information necessary for qualifying this new fuel material for commercial use in current reactors. The thorium fuel is in the form of pellets composed of a dense thorium oxide ceramic matrix containing about 10% of finely blended plutonium oxide as a 'fissile driver'. As a mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel variant it is familiar to the nuclear industry, but thorium-MOX fuel has certain advantages compared to the uranium-MOX fuels in use at some reactors around the world.

It promises higher operating safety margins due to higher thermal conductivity and melting point, and produces no new plutonium as it operates. The Energy From Thorium Foundation The Energy From Thorium Foundation. Management Team // Thorium Power Canada Inc. Thorium Power Canada Inc.

Management Team // Thorium Power Canada Inc.

David Kerr, Partner and Chief Executive Officer David is an accomplished executive, manager and corporate leader with over 30 years of experience in the power generation and infrastructure industries. As a founder of one of the largest Canadian renewable power companies, David successfully grew the publicly traded company from an $80 million IPO in 1997 to over $ 1 billion in assets. As an early participant in the independent power producers industry, David has been very active in the development of green-field power and infrastructure projects throughout North America and internationally.

In his career, David has successfully built strong relationships within the independent power sector, capital markets, public utilities, government agencies and community stakeholders. J. David is an experienced senior counsel and has been practicing law for over 20 years. Christopher J. Mr. Syed Hassan, Director of Middle East Operations Mr. Mr. Thorium. ??? 1 - access. Studies on options for thorium utilisation - access. PowerPoint Presentation - access. Nuclear the fuel for energetic Indian growth.

India's commitment to nuclear energy remains strong as the country looks ahead to decades of sustained growth, New Delhi conference delegates have been told by leaders of the country's program.

Nuclear the fuel for energetic Indian growth

The opening of the India International Nuclear Symposium heard from the Indian Minister for Power, Sushil Kumar Shinde, as well as the head of the Department of Atomic Energy Srikumar Banerjee and two of his predecessors: Anil Kakodkar and Rajagopala Chidambaram.