Conveners
Thorium and associated resources
- Michel CUNEY (CNRS - GeoRessources - CREGU - Universite de Lorraine)
- C.K. ASNANI (HINDU)
Mr
Harikrishnan Tulsidas
(UNECE)
28/06/2018, 16:00
Track 9. Thorium and associated resources — international and national initiatives
ORAL
INTRODUCTION
Even though thorium is considered a sustainable fuel cycle option, due to the abundance of uranium and its relative ease of handling, serious attention has not been paid to develop a commercial thorium fuel cycle. Recently, the focus has been renewed toward thorium utilization because of the favourable aspects of thorium fuel [1]. Advantages of thorium include its relative...
Dr
Abdalla Hamed
(Sudan University for Science & Technology)
28/06/2018, 16:20
Track 9. Thorium and associated resources — international and national initiatives
ORAL
Sudan mining department is conducting project research involving the
use of the thorium fuel cycle by tracing Alpha- radiation emitting from isotopes of uranium and thorium were found on the surface marine sediment on the Sudanese coast of the Red Sea at Port Sudan localities through the use of radio chemical procedure and Alpha particle spectrometry that activity concentration of 232U, 234U,...
Dr
Jun Zhong
(Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology)
28/06/2018, 16:40
Track 9. Thorium and associated resources — international and national initiatives
ORAL
INTRODUCTION
Thorium is a radioactive element and widely distributed in nature with average content of 10.5 ppm in the upper crust of the earth [1]. The thorium resource has been regarded as a potential energy source nowadays as more nations are looking for more clear energies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions caused by the traditional oil, gas and coal power plants. Several test reactors...
Dr
Roshasnorlyza HAZAN
(MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY)
28/06/2018, 17:00
Track 9. Thorium and associated resources — international and national initiatives
ORAL
Xenotime is mineral rich in rare earth element (REE), mostly contain phosphate mineral which is a rich with yttrium source. Alkaline fusion method was used to devote the study of the preparation of thorium and rare earth. This method could minimize radioactive waste volume, using diluted acid for dissolution and recover phosphate as by product. The method studied included caustic soda fusion,...
