2.8 - Norway CCS and Thorium

Question 1

Define CCS

Answer 1

Capturing, transporting, and permanently storing CO2 from power production and industry

Question 2

How much CO2 has Norway captured?

Answer 2

17 million tonnes by 2017

Question 3

Negatives of CCS

Answer 3

CO2 May leak from pipelines, damaging ecosystems

Pollution from mining and transporting needed fuel

Question 4

Thorium nuclear energy is being developed by

Answer 4

ThorEnergy (TNC)

Question 5

What does thorium based nuclear power involve?

Answer 5

Mixing thorium and plutonium to produce fuel pellets

Question 6

How much energy do the fuel pellets provide

Answer 6

4X more plentiful than uranium

1 pellet = 8000L worth of diesel energy

Question 7

Advantages of using thorium

Answer 7

Uses waste from nuclear waste already produced which would otherwise damage wildlife and ecosystems
Don’t release CO2

Question 8

Negatives of thorium

Answer 8

Creates molten salt mixture which is highly corrosive

Still radioactive elements that must be properly disposed

Question 9

Name of Norway’s first CCS facility

Answer 9

Sleipner Storage Facility offshore Norway

Question 10

How much CO2 injected by CCS per annum?

Answer 10

0.85 million tonnes

Question 11

Where is the CO2 injected?

Answer 11

Offshore sandstone reservoir

Question 12

How many years’ worth of energy can thorium provide?

Answer 12

10,000