{"id":20060,"date":"2022-01-20T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/thorium-a-new-abundant-energy-source\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T08:30:00","slug":"thorium-a-new-abundant-energy-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/01\/20\/thorium-a-new-abundant-energy-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorium – A new abundant energy source"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HANOI, VIETNAM –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 20 January 2022 –\u00a0At
\nthe “Science for Life” symposium launched on January 19, ahead of the
\nVinFuture Prize Award Ceremony, Professor G\u00e9rard Albert Mourou\u00a0who won
\nNobel Physics in 2018\u00a0said that he is researching thorium, an abundant
\nresource that could\u00a0help humans solve the energy problem for\u00a0up to
\n20,000 years.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Panelists
\ndiscussing the future of energy during the VinFuture Sci-Tech Week in Vietnam<\/p>\n

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Thorium – Future energy?<\/b><\/p>\n

The professor, who is also a member
\nof the VinFuture Prize Council, said that Thorium was\u00a0being studied to
\nreplace Uranium in nuclear power production. If successful, this will be an
\neffective solution for the depletion of energy sources.<\/p>\n

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According to Prof. Mourou, Thorium
\nhas three advantages. The first is its abundance in nature. “Compared\u00a0to
\nother power production’s inputs, if Carbon is one unit, Uranium is five, then
\nThorium is up to 1 million units,” he\u00a0said. <\/i><\/p>\n

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Second,\u00a0Thorium produces much
\nless waste than Uranium. And thirdly, the life cycle of toxic materials of
\nThorium is very short compared to Uranium.<\/p>\n

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“That is why it is an opportunity
\nfor us in the field of nuclear energy. This is an area that we had never
\nexplored before and\u00a0we can now. The energy source can meet the needs of 10
\nbillion people for a period of 10,00-20,000 years,”\u00a0Prof, Mourou
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

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Study on new energy sources is now
\nan\u00a0urgent mission. This is one of the reasons\u00a0ahead of the VinFuture
\nPrize Award Ceremony, there was\u00a0a session on new energy, with the
\nparticipation of many leading scientists.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Attendees included Professor
\nRichard Henry Friend (University of Cambridge, UK), Chairman of the VinFuture
\nPrize Council, Professor Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ee5c Quy\u00ean (University of California, US),
\nCo-Chair of the VinFuture Prize Pre-Screening Committee, Professor Antonio
\nFacchetti (Northwestern University), Professor G\u00e9rard Albert Mourou, winner of
\nthe 2018 Nobel Physics Prize, and Sir Kostya S.Novoselov, winner of the 2010
\nNobel Physics Prize.<\/p>\n

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Excited from\u00a0solar power solution<\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

At the event, Professor Sir Richard
\nHenry Friend said that the mission was\u00a0an extremely necessary
\nand\u00a0difficult task, emphasizing the importance of new energy.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, it is
\nsomething\u00a0science and technology can solve, he added.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Ten years ago, the message to
\nreduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 was considered as nonsense. But
\nnow, with the advancement of science and technology, it is possible,” Professor
\nFriend said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Science and technology have
\nreduced costs. Back in 2010, the cheapest form of energy was coal and nuclear
\npower, and a small part was wind power.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Ten years later, the costs of
\nsolar power reduced sharply, much more than the most optimistic
\nperson\u00a0ever thought.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Solar power is also an energy
\nsource attracting the attention of many scientists at the talk.\u00a0If Professor
\nAntonio Facchetti was excited with solar energy, Professor Sir Kostya
\nS.Novoselov, the winner of the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize, turned his attention
\nto storage options to improve the efficiency of renewable energy sources.
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Of which, graphene – the material
\nthat brought Professor Novoselov the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize – is one of the
\noptimal solutions.<\/p>\n

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“Solar power integrated with
\nstorage batteries can be optimally exploited, greatly impacting on energy
\nefficiency,” the professor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Modern batteries have complex
\nstructures and designs, but their efficiency depends on power
\ngeneration.\u00a0Our research is not limited to this metamaterial (graphene)
\nbut many other materials.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Professor Nguy\u1ec5n Th\u1ee5c
\nQuy\u00ean (University of California, US) said that each country must use its own
\nstrengths to create its own energy source.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

“For example, Vi\u1ec7t Nam has a
\nlong coastline, with\u00a0a lot of sunshine in the Central region, which
\nhas\u00a0the advantage of wind power, so this is a strength to take advantage
\nof,” said the Chairman of the VinFuture Prize Pre-Screening Committee.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the “Science for Life”
\nsymposium held on January 19, there were two more sessions on the Future of
\nHealth and the Future of Artificial Intelligence, with the participation of
\nmany leading scientists in the world, notably Professor Katalin Kariko, who built
\nthe foundation for the COVID-19 vaccine’s mRNA technology, greatly contributing
\nto the global fight against the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

At 8:10pm local time on January 20,
\nthe Inaugural Award Ceremony of the Global Science and Technology VinFuture Prize
\nwill be held at the H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i Opera House. The Ceremony is to be streamed live on
\nVTV1,\u00a0digital platforms of VTV and VinFuture, and international media
\nplatforms such as CNN, CNBC, Euronews and TechNode.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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