Paris dünya nükleer fuarı hakkında ek bilgi aşağıdaki linktedir.
http://www.nm.com.tr/mailing_items/wne_paris/index_m.htm
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14 Eylül 2014 Pazar
20 Ağustos 2014 Çarşamba
Tv programı
Değerli üyeler,
Bugün (20 Ağustos) akşam 20:00-22:00 arasında
Ulusal Kanal Tv'de Necmi Dayday ve Reşat
Uzmen birlikte katılacağı ve nükleer enerji,
iklim değişikliği,toryum, vb. Konularda bilgilerin
paylaşılacağı programı kaçırmayınız.
3 Ağustos 2014 Pazar
Toryum kullanan nükleer reaktörlerin geleceği_Economist
Thorium reactors
Asgard’s fire
Thorium, an element named after the Norse god of thunder, may soon contribute
to the world’s electricity supply
Apr 10th 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/
Asgard’s fire
Thorium, an element named after the Norse god of thunder, may soon contribute
to the world’s electricity supply
Apr 10th 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/
26 Temmuz 2014 Cumartesi
İran'ın Nükleer Sürprizi
İran'ın Nükleer Sürprizi_Geçen Kasım ayında, İran sonunda anlaşmayı bozdu ve yaptırımlarla iki yıllık bir süre içinde 53milyar dolarlık ülkenin hayati petrol gelirlerini keserek müzakere masasına geldi.
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Iran's Nuclear Surprise!
By Keith Kohl | Friday, July 25th, 2014
“Uranium enrichment is a generic problem, it’s not an Iranian problem. It’s been recognized since 1946 as a dangerous technology,” says Frank von Hippel, a physicist at Princeton and longtime nuclear policy adviser for the U.S.
David Albright, another prominent nuclear physicist, believes Iran has enough uranium to enrich and produce a nuclear weapon anywhere within a few months to a year.
And although Tehran has repeatedly claimed its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, it's not hard to imagine why there are still skeptics out there.
Last November, Iran finally broke down and came to the negotiating table after sanctions cut the country's vital oil revenue by $53 billion within a two-year period.
Of course, nothing has been resolved with the most recent turn of events: After failing to reach a solution by the July 20th deadline, and with no significant progress made, the countries involved — Iran, the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia, and Germany — decided to extend the deadline another four months.
And yet the most recent hiccup in these talks offers individual investors like us a huge window of opportunity...
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17 Temmuz 2014 Perşembe
16 Haziran 2014 Pazartesi
İSTANBUL NÜKLEER SANTRALLER ZİRVESİ
İSTANBUL NÜKLEER SANTRALLER ZİRVESİ,
30-31 Mayıs 2014
Türk akademisyenlerinin önderliğinde
ilki gerçekleşen bu Uluslararası Zirve, Dünya'nın dört bir yanında gelmiş
davetli konuşmacılar, nükleer santrallere yatırım yapmak isteyen uluslararası
firmalar ve bu uluslararası firmalar ile çalışmak isteyen yerel firmaları, kamu
ve yerel yönetim kuruluşlarının yetkilileri ile bir araya getirmiştir.
Hacettepe Üniversitesi organizatörlüğünde yapılan bu zirve
nükleer enerji ile ilgili tüm kurumları bir araya getiren ilk zirve olup, 30
Mayıs 2014’te Prof. Dr. Şule Ergün açılış konuşmasında hiç beklemedikleri kadar
ilgi gördüklerini belirtti.
Zirvenin ilk gününde 2. konuşmacı olarak Prof.Dr. Harold
Dods; nükleer enerjinin güvenli, nispeten ucuz bir enerji olup nükleer insan
kayıpların diğer enerji üretimlerine göre düşük olduğunu slaytlarla destekledi.
3. konuşmacı olarak Devlet Bakanı Yardımcısı Sn. Hasan
Mercan ”bu zirveyi ilk olmasının onu mutlu etmediğini çok önce bu zirvelerin
başlamış olmalıydı” dedi. Enerjide nükleerin payının %15 dünya ortalamasını
gerçekleştireceklerini belirtti.
4.konuşmacı Akkuyu CEO’su Fuad Akkum, Mersin Akkuyu’da
yapılacak santralin yap- sahip ol - işlet yöntemiyle Novovoronej Nükleer Güç
Santralinde uygulanan AES-2006 projesini gerçekleştireceklerini belirtti.
Yapılan santralin 3.nesil olup güvenlik ve üretim kapasitesi açısından
güncellenmiş olup Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı’nca onaylandığını ve projenin
4 aşamada uygulanacağını belirtti. Bu aşamaların;
1.Hazırlık 2010-2015,
2.İnşaat 2010-2023,
3.İşletme2020-2083,
4.İşletmeden çıkarma 2083 olduğu belirtildi.
Proje maliyeti 20 Milyar USD olduğu ve santral her biri
1200MW’lık 4 üniteden oluştuğu ifade edildi. Bu değerler tek başına Türkiye’nin
güç ihtiyacının %7sini karşılayacağı, %49 yabancı yatırımcıya açık olup ana
ekipmanlar hariç diğer malzemeler Türk şirketlerince temin edilebileceği
belirtildi.
Rosatom adına Fuad Akhundov uranyumun çıkarılması,
hazırlanması ve yakıt olarak reaktörde kullanılması, bilhare çıkan atığın
uzaklaştırılmasına kadar bütün kademeleri gerçekleştirdiklerini reaktörde
sağladıkları teknolojik üstünlüklerini izah etti. Toryum ile ilgili bir
planları olmadıklarını belirtti.
Green Peace’den Vladimir Chugrov; Rosatum yetkilisinin
yolsuzluğa karıştığını nezarette olduğunu ve oluşan kazaların açıklanmadığını
belirtti.
Japon Prof. Dr. Akira Omoto nükleer kazada 2 kişinin
tahliyede öldüğünü belirterek bütün santrallerini rehabilite ettiklerini
açıkladı. Kapalı santrallerden 2 santrali bu şekilde devreye aldıklarını ifade
etti.
Fransız Dr. Gerard Cognat ülkelerindeki santrallerin
güvenlik sorunlarına temas etti.
Bulgar Desislava Kirilova ülkeşindeki nükleer ömrü dolmuş 4
üniteyi kapatarak, 5-6 üniteleri işletmeye aldıklarını belirtti.
Bunun dışında gerek Türk, gerekse yabancı konuşmacılar
Nükleer santral güvenliği ve bunların denetimi, yer seçimi, dizaynı, santralin proje kontrolü, halkla ilişkiler
süreci ve nükleer eğitimi üzerinde durdular. Türkiye’nin bu konulardaki
hazırlığı sorgulandı.
Zirvenin 2. Günü olan 31
Mayıs 2014’te ilk konuşmacı olarak Prof.Peter Storey,Nükleer reaktörler için
yetkin bina mevzuatı başlıklı sunumunda; “IAEA’nın Safety Reports Series No:79”
kitabından yararlanılabileceğini, bina kullanımı ve yapımı hakkında eğitimin ve
gelişmenin gerekliliğini, bilgi ağının içerisinde yer almanın zorunluluğunu
ifade etti.
2.konuşmacı olarak Keith Parker, “Nükleer
Güç Yetkisi konusunda U.K.’de ne yapılıyor” konulu sunumunda NIA ve UK Nuclear
Industry hakkında bilgi verdi. Nükleer endüstrisi’nde kaynak zincirindeki
anahtar parametrelerin nükleer güvenlik kültürünün geliştirilmesi ve
uygulanmasından başlayarak güvenlikteki kalitenin önemini hatırlattı. U.K.
Nuclear Industry’nin Dünya’daki Nükleer konusunda işbirliklerini ve herbir
işbirlikçinin görevin tanımladı.Atık yönetiminin önemini vurguladı.
Prof.Dr.Üner ÇOLAK’ın Başkanlık ettiği
“Nükleer Santrallerde Konum” başlıklı bölümde konuşmacı olarak Akkuyu
Projesi’nde görev alan Oleg TİTOV ve
Valeriy LOBOVİCH Türkiye’deki Akkuyu Projesi’ni anlatarak, projeyle ilgili
şimdiye dek yapılanları ve gelecekte yapılacakları anlattı.
TETAŞ’ın genel müdürü Münib KARAKILIÇ’ın
konuşmasında TETAŞ’ın görev ve sorumluluklarını anlattı.
TSE’de elektrik elektronik mühendisi Gürsel
ERATAK ise örnek güç santralleri konusunda, standart ve standardizasyon,
standizasyon paydaşları hakkında bilgi verdi. Ayrıca ISO,IEC, ITU, CEN,
CENELEC, ETSI ve IAEA ‘nin nükleer ile ilgili kısımlarının standardlarını anlattı.
Proje Gözetim Mühendislik şirketinden
Arzu YAĞCI ise PGM’yi tanıttı.
T.C. Mevlana Kalkınma Ajansı’ndan
(MEVKA) Mücahit Yasir KINALI MEVKA’nın görev, vizyon ve misyonundan bahsetti.
14 Mayıs 2014 Çarşamba
Investing in the Future of Thorium-Special Report
Take a look at the word thorium.
What do you see?
Those familiar with Norse mythology or the Marvel comic books might notice the root of the word is Thor, the
name of the god of thunder. Thor is known for his strength and power, wielding a hammer and controlling the
lightning and thunder.
The name alone implies a superhuman power, a superior energy. And the element doesn't disappoint...
Thorium is a radioactive chemical element that can be found in soil and rocks. In its purest form, it appears as a
silver metal, but when heated in the air, it becomes like a white light, like lightning.
Thorium is currently used in things such as light bulbs and camera lenses. It can create a high-quality refractive
glass, and its high melting point can allow ceramics to resist high temperatures.
But light bulbs and ceramics aren’t what have the energy industry watching closely...
Heat resistance is.
You see, thorium’s ultra-high melting point can be useful in more than just ceramics. Heat resistance is
something scientists and energy specialists alike have been trying desperately to achieve with nuclear energy.
One of the biggest issues with nuclear plants is the meltdowns that can occur if the uranium is not cooled
properly. We saw that tragically exhibited in Japan in 2011, when an earthquake and tsunami caused a series of
meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The fact that the only other disaster of that caliber was the 1986
Chernobyl disaster has done little to ease the minds of world governments and energy companies. This simply
highlighted the tragedy that can come along with it.
Which is why thorium’s properties have become so coveted. If the material were virtually meltdown-proof, the
clean energy possibilities would be endless.
There is only one problem: Thorium is unable to sustain a nuclear reaction on its own.
Thorium in Nuclear Energy
Thorium’s inability to sustain a nuclear chain reaction causes a problem, but it’s not one without a solution.
The material can actually prove quite effective when combined with a fissile material — one that is able to sustain
a nuclear reaction.
These materials include uranium-233 (which is actually an isotope of thorium), enriched uranium (U-235), and
plutonium (Pu-239).
The use of thorium in a nuclear reaction significantly lowers the waste produced; of the waste that does occur,
radioactively decaying elements are lowered as well. Combined with weapons-grade uranium, for instance, one
University of Oslo researcher found that thorium can aid in reducing radioactive waste by up to 95%.
And the safety of a thorium reactor compared to one using uranium is much higher. As mentioned before,
thorium’s high melting point makes a nuclear meltdown much less likely.
But thorium can’t be used in just any nuclear reactor. Only seven types are safe for thorium reactions, including
heavy water reactors, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, boiling (light) water reactors, pressurized (light)
water reactors, fast neutron reactors, molten salt reactors, and accelerator driven reactors. Molten salt reactors
and accelerator driven reactors are still conceptual, though the other five have all been operational at some
point.
The liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR), a type of molten salt reactor, is being touted by many as the best
solution to thorium-powered nuclear energy. In these types of reactors, thorium and uranium fluorides are
combined into a salt mixture that’s heated to a molten substance, which is then used to fuel the reactor.
These reactors have the potential to become self-sustainable, as they will be able to produce U-233 (the thorium
isotope).
Flibe Energy, a company started by nuclear technologist and former NASA aerospace engineer Kirk Sorensen,
is conducting research on LFTR technology with a view to eventually incorporate these reactors not just into
electrical energy generation, but also into fields as vastly different as desalination, cancer treatment, and deep
space exploration.
Creating the Nuclear Reaction
Still, the fissile material that enables a thorium reaction is actually fairly difficult to supply...
For years, the U.S. has had a steady stream of U-235 coming in, but that ran out in 2013.
Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the Lisbon Protocol in 1992, the U.S. and Russia arrived at the
U.S.-Russian Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement, or what came to be known as the “Megatons to Megawatts
Program.”
Under the terms of the 1993 agreement, Russia would dismantle Soviet nuclear warheads and convert 500
tonnes of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium, which would be sold to the U.S. for use in nuclear
reactors.
At the end of 2013, ten years after the start of the program, all 500 tonnes had been converted. As a result, the
U.S.’s steady supply of uranium came to a halt.
This affects not just thorium reactors, but currently operational nuclear reactors using uranium as well.
It’s bad news for the U.S. supply, though we can hope the U.S. has found an alternative supply by now. After all,
it’s had ten years to prepare.
If not, expect the price of uranium to jump.
But for thorium, it might not be as bad as it seems. After all, U-235 isn’t the only fissile material that could be
combined with thorium for a nuclear reaction...
U-233, an isotope of thorium, can react with thorium for a nuclear reaction. And this is the focus of the LFTRs, as
it could lead to self-sufficiency of these reactors with the recycled waste.
It’s not easy. Thermal breeding, as the process is called, requires the reactor to produce more fissile material
than it consumes, and it requires a highly specialized type of reactor.
Regular nuclear reactors are unable to breed to the point where it is unnecessary to add more of the fissile
material. But many LFTRs are being designed as breeding reactors. While regularly adding thorium to these
reactors would be necessary, adding U-233 would not. Enough fissile material would be created in the reactions
to sustain it on its own.
Investing
Investing in thorium can be tough, as it’s not yet used for nuclear power generation. Companies like Flibe
Energy, which is focused on thorium reactors, are still private.
But there are several companies working on thorium solutions that you can add to your portfolio...
Lightbridge Corp. (NASDAQ: LTBR)
Lightbridge is working on thorium-based seed & blanket fuel assembly for new and existing reactors. This
technology, which Lightbridge has developed to be compatible with light water reactors, uses “thorium-uranium
oxide pelletized fuel rods similar to that of conventional fuel rods presently used in commercial light water
reactors.”
The difference, the company explains, is that the thorium-uranium oxide will replace the more conventional
uranium oxide.
The company is one of the few publicly traded nuclear fuel technologies companies working with thorium
technology -- which is at its heart, not a proven profit-driver. Investment in this company relies on a very long
view and a belief in the technology.
In the beginning of 2014, the company received a patent (#8,654,917) for its multi-lobed metallic fuel rod design
and fuel assemblies. Intellectual property like this adds tangible value to companies dealing with future
technologies.
Uranium Mining Companies
Several uranium miners, like Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) and Unity Energy Corp. (TSX-V: UTY), are mining
uranium in areas that also have concentrations of thorium.
Though neither company has reported on significant mining of thorium, both are well-positioned to profit should
the demand for the metal skyrocket.
As thorium reactor testing continues in nations like Norway and India, and major investors like Bill Gates (whose
company TerraPower has also begun testing thorium reactors) get involved, attention to the metal will only
grow...
Research on these reactors will lead to implementation, and that will lead to profits for the well-positioned
investor.
Thorium is the nuclear fuel of the future. Keep a close eye on this one.
You can view the HTML version here: Investing in the Future of Thorium .
Energy and Capital , Copyright © Angel Publishing LLC . All rights reserved.
Take a look at the word thorium.
What do you see?
Those familiar with Norse mythology or the Marvel comic books might notice the root of the word is Thor, the
name of the god of thunder. Thor is known for his strength and power, wielding a hammer and controlling the
lightning and thunder.
The name alone implies a superhuman power, a superior energy. And the element doesn't disappoint...
Thorium is a radioactive chemical element that can be found in soil and rocks. In its purest form, it appears as a
silver metal, but when heated in the air, it becomes like a white light, like lightning.
Thorium is currently used in things such as light bulbs and camera lenses. It can create a high-quality refractive
glass, and its high melting point can allow ceramics to resist high temperatures.
But light bulbs and ceramics aren’t what have the energy industry watching closely...
Heat resistance is.
You see, thorium’s ultra-high melting point can be useful in more than just ceramics. Heat resistance is
something scientists and energy specialists alike have been trying desperately to achieve with nuclear energy.
One of the biggest issues with nuclear plants is the meltdowns that can occur if the uranium is not cooled
properly. We saw that tragically exhibited in Japan in 2011, when an earthquake and tsunami caused a series of
meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The fact that the only other disaster of that caliber was the 1986
Chernobyl disaster has done little to ease the minds of world governments and energy companies. This simply
highlighted the tragedy that can come along with it.
Which is why thorium’s properties have become so coveted. If the material were virtually meltdown-proof, the
clean energy possibilities would be endless.
There is only one problem: Thorium is unable to sustain a nuclear reaction on its own.
Thorium in Nuclear Energy
Thorium’s inability to sustain a nuclear chain reaction causes a problem, but it’s not one without a solution.
The material can actually prove quite effective when combined with a fissile material — one that is able to sustain
a nuclear reaction.
These materials include uranium-233 (which is actually an isotope of thorium), enriched uranium (U-235), and
plutonium (Pu-239).
The use of thorium in a nuclear reaction significantly lowers the waste produced; of the waste that does occur,
radioactively decaying elements are lowered as well. Combined with weapons-grade uranium, for instance, one
University of Oslo researcher found that thorium can aid in reducing radioactive waste by up to 95%.
And the safety of a thorium reactor compared to one using uranium is much higher. As mentioned before,
thorium’s high melting point makes a nuclear meltdown much less likely.
But thorium can’t be used in just any nuclear reactor. Only seven types are safe for thorium reactions, including
heavy water reactors, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors, boiling (light) water reactors, pressurized (light)
water reactors, fast neutron reactors, molten salt reactors, and accelerator driven reactors. Molten salt reactors
and accelerator driven reactors are still conceptual, though the other five have all been operational at some
point.
The liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR), a type of molten salt reactor, is being touted by many as the best
solution to thorium-powered nuclear energy. In these types of reactors, thorium and uranium fluorides are
combined into a salt mixture that’s heated to a molten substance, which is then used to fuel the reactor.
These reactors have the potential to become self-sustainable, as they will be able to produce U-233 (the thorium
isotope).
Flibe Energy, a company started by nuclear technologist and former NASA aerospace engineer Kirk Sorensen,
is conducting research on LFTR technology with a view to eventually incorporate these reactors not just into
electrical energy generation, but also into fields as vastly different as desalination, cancer treatment, and deep
space exploration.
Creating the Nuclear Reaction
Still, the fissile material that enables a thorium reaction is actually fairly difficult to supply...
For years, the U.S. has had a steady stream of U-235 coming in, but that ran out in 2013.
Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the Lisbon Protocol in 1992, the U.S. and Russia arrived at the
U.S.-Russian Highly Enriched Uranium Agreement, or what came to be known as the “Megatons to Megawatts
Program.”
Under the terms of the 1993 agreement, Russia would dismantle Soviet nuclear warheads and convert 500
tonnes of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium, which would be sold to the U.S. for use in nuclear
reactors.
At the end of 2013, ten years after the start of the program, all 500 tonnes had been converted. As a result, the
U.S.’s steady supply of uranium came to a halt.
This affects not just thorium reactors, but currently operational nuclear reactors using uranium as well.
It’s bad news for the U.S. supply, though we can hope the U.S. has found an alternative supply by now. After all,
it’s had ten years to prepare.
If not, expect the price of uranium to jump.
But for thorium, it might not be as bad as it seems. After all, U-235 isn’t the only fissile material that could be
combined with thorium for a nuclear reaction...
U-233, an isotope of thorium, can react with thorium for a nuclear reaction. And this is the focus of the LFTRs, as
it could lead to self-sufficiency of these reactors with the recycled waste.
It’s not easy. Thermal breeding, as the process is called, requires the reactor to produce more fissile material
than it consumes, and it requires a highly specialized type of reactor.
Regular nuclear reactors are unable to breed to the point where it is unnecessary to add more of the fissile
material. But many LFTRs are being designed as breeding reactors. While regularly adding thorium to these
reactors would be necessary, adding U-233 would not. Enough fissile material would be created in the reactions
to sustain it on its own.
Investing
Investing in thorium can be tough, as it’s not yet used for nuclear power generation. Companies like Flibe
Energy, which is focused on thorium reactors, are still private.
But there are several companies working on thorium solutions that you can add to your portfolio...
Lightbridge Corp. (NASDAQ: LTBR)
Lightbridge is working on thorium-based seed & blanket fuel assembly for new and existing reactors. This
technology, which Lightbridge has developed to be compatible with light water reactors, uses “thorium-uranium
oxide pelletized fuel rods similar to that of conventional fuel rods presently used in commercial light water
reactors.”
The difference, the company explains, is that the thorium-uranium oxide will replace the more conventional
uranium oxide.
The company is one of the few publicly traded nuclear fuel technologies companies working with thorium
technology -- which is at its heart, not a proven profit-driver. Investment in this company relies on a very long
view and a belief in the technology.
In the beginning of 2014, the company received a patent (#8,654,917) for its multi-lobed metallic fuel rod design
and fuel assemblies. Intellectual property like this adds tangible value to companies dealing with future
technologies.
Uranium Mining Companies
Several uranium miners, like Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) and Unity Energy Corp. (TSX-V: UTY), are mining
uranium in areas that also have concentrations of thorium.
Though neither company has reported on significant mining of thorium, both are well-positioned to profit should
the demand for the metal skyrocket.
As thorium reactor testing continues in nations like Norway and India, and major investors like Bill Gates (whose
company TerraPower has also begun testing thorium reactors) get involved, attention to the metal will only
grow...
Research on these reactors will lead to implementation, and that will lead to profits for the well-positioned
investor.
Thorium is the nuclear fuel of the future. Keep a close eye on this one.
You can view the HTML version here: Investing in the Future of Thorium .
Energy and Capital , Copyright © Angel Publishing LLC . All rights reserved.
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