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

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…

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“Nuclear energy for dummies” by Dr Howard Hornfeld

Now that many environmental groups are beginning to realize that nuclear energy is no longer the scare that it was some years ago (see, for example, the Tribune de Gen?ve, 16 January 2007, p. 7), maybe it’s time to understand what nuclear energy is, and in particular where the future of this technology lies. Energy in general Firstly, let’s think about energy in general terms for our society. To simplify matters, we can state that there are two basic…

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