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Interview with Einar Bjørgo, Manager UNOSAT, UNITAR

04/20/2017

Interview with Einar Bjørgo, Manager UNOSAT, UNITAR Q: On the 11th October UNOSAT celebrated it’s 15th anniversary. Could you tell us a little about the programme and how it all started ? The programme started after hurricane Mitch passed Central America in 1998. While trying to mitigate the effects of the disaster, it became clear that little information existed as to the damage extent caused by the hurricane and that satellite imagery could have provided such information. This gave…

“Thorium-based nuclear energy” Interview with Professor Egil Lillest?l

09/07/2009

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| Anglais/English/Inglés, Economy

In Norway, there has been a passionate debate about whether the country should convert to nuclear energy or not. Since April last year, Professor Lillest?l has been on the TV and radio advocating nuclear energy. But not just any form of nuclear energy — his ideas are based on the new technology of thorium, which promises what uranium has never delivered: abundant, safe and clean energy — and a way to burn up old radioactive waste. In addition, there…