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Coal：Thefuelofthefuture, ①Andcoalwouldindeedbeaboon,wereitnotforonesmallproblem:itisdevastatingly沒有到輸出。從理解語法到會輸出最簡單的辦法就是模擬。比如這句的是：AwouldindeedbeaB,wereitnotforC.做造句練習(xí)就能強化理解，完成到輸出的轉(zhuǎn)變：nAwouldindeedbeideal,wereitnotfortheThisrestaurantwouldindeedbethebestspotforaget-together,wereitnotfortheinconvenient②Butpovertykillspeopletoo,andslowgrowthcancostpoliticianstheir“kill”和“cost）③Solongasconsumersdonotpayforcoal’shorribleside-effects,thatmakesitirresistiblyrrsistly以。如“rrsisly”把煤炭便的程表達得很透：令人法抗拒。前煤炭價格無再多說。④Butthattheoryhas①Itisabundant:provenreservesamountto109yearsofcurrentconsumption,reckonsBP,aBritishenergy分的解釋說明，這是一個主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu)，主語是provenreserves，謂語是amountto109yearsofcurrentconsumption。最后的reckonsBPaBritishenergygiantprovenreservesamountto109yearsofcurrentconsumption這一觀點的來源，其中aBritishenergygiantBP的同位語。這里，reckonsBP是主謂BPreckons。theirhaironly5percent,reportedthestudy.（5%）如果主語是代詞，則不采用倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)。如：Inthe121fisherieswithownership-sharesystems,thecollapseratesofcoralreefsweresignificantlylowerthanintheothers,hereportedinScience.（他在《科學(xué)》上，在121個有所的漁場②Otherfuelsarebesetbystateinterferenceandcars,butinthisindustryconsumers—inheating,powergenerationandmetallurgy—arefirmlyincharge,keepriceslow.【解析】本句的主分是Otherfuelsarebesetbystateinterferenceandcars,butinthisindustryconsumersarefirmlyincharge。這是一個并列句，前一分句是一個句，后一分句是一個主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，后一分句的主語是指。句子最后，keepriceslow是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語。③Theincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidefromsoaringcoalconsumptionthreatentofrythenet,astheInterernmentalPanelonClimateChangeremindedeveryoneinanewreportthisweek.【解析】本句的主分是Theincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidethreatentofrythenet，這是一個主謂賓結(jié)構(gòu)，主語部分是Theincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidefromsoaringcoalconsumption，謂語部分是threatentofry，賓語部分是thenet。逗號之后是由as引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句，對整個主分進行修飾?！狙a充】這里主分中的threatento是連謂詞，與fry一起承擔(dān)了謂語的功能，關(guān)于連謂詞，請參見《城鎮(zhèn)化：有人比他人更》中的第2個難句解析。④Miningandtransportingcoalwillalwaysbemessy,butthiscouldbeoverlookedwereitburnedcheaplyand【解析】本句是一個并列句，其主分是Miningandtransportingcoalwillalwaysbemessy,butthiscouldbe是一個虛擬條件句，這是一個省略了連詞if的倒裝句，還原完整即：thiscouldbeoverlookedifitwereburnedcheaplyandcleanly。WereIyouIwoulddie.（）Hadyounothelpedhimheshouldhavefailed.（要不①，司整合重組形成，是世界上最大的石油和公司之一。BP的花標(biāo)志是根據(jù)古希臘的神命名的。自1973年在華拓展業(yè)務(wù)以來，BP在一系列商業(yè)項目中累計投資超過40億，積極參與了中國的經(jīng)濟建設(shè)。迄今BP最大的海上天然氣生產(chǎn)企業(yè)中國第一家液化天然氣(LNG)的唯一外方合作伙伴領(lǐng)域最大的投，②BHP澳大利亞必和必拓公司（BHPBilliton。-BrokenHillProprietaryBilliton，是以經(jīng)營石油和礦產(chǎn)為主的全球著名公司。已發(fā)展成為全球第一大資源公司。該公司在全球20個國家開展業(yè)務(wù)，主要產(chǎn)品有鐵礦石、煤、③、、2080年代初期，嘉能可建立糧食收購荷蘭貿(mào)易公司，并組建了基礎(chǔ)農(nóng)產(chǎn)品企業(yè)。后來涉足煤炭等能源產(chǎn)品。嘉能可經(jīng)營范圍覆蓋生產(chǎn)、采購、加工、冶煉、、、④Peabody⑤⑤煤炭2020年將成最重要化 5600吉瓦，其中接近半數(shù)都將來自火電阿爾斯通副GilesDickson表示煤炭的價格依然是所有能源中最低的尤其是在亞洲這種差距更加明顯。年的每噸130跌至目前每噸不足80，歐洲煤炭貿(mào)易量下跌超過20%，中國煤炭需求的增長速度也未Dickson說。報告認為，在不容樂觀的經(jīng)濟形勢下，煤炭的價格優(yōu)勢更加凸顯“歐洲碳價一跌再跌，歐盟碳排放體除外，東南亞地區(qū)也將成為全球煤炭需求的主要增長點。國際能源署（IEA）在10月初公布的報告中稱，到2035年，火電將占整個東南亞電力供應(yīng)的一半左右。煤炭將成為該地區(qū)最重要的能源【文章： Coal：Thefuelofthefuture,unfortunaAcheap,ubiquitous1andflexiblefuel,withjustoneseemingtobeeverywhereorinseveralcesatthesametime;verycommon似乎無所不在的；十分普遍e.g.theubiquitousbicyclesofuniversitytownse.g.theubiquitousmoviestarTomHanks·WHATmorecouldonewant?Itischeapandsimpletoextract,shipandburn.Itisabundant:provenreservesamountto109yearsofcurrentconsumption,reckons2BP,aBritishenergygiant.Theyaremostlyin ces.Thereisawidechoiceofdependablesellers,suchasBHPBilliton(Anglo-Australian),(Anglo-Swiss),PeabodyEnergyandArchCoal(both①tothinksthorhaveanopinionaboutste.g.IreckonthatI'mgoingtogetthat ②~sthat tocalculateanamountanumberetc.e.g.Theageoftheearthisreckonedatabout4600millionyears.估計地球的大約為46億年e.g.Theyreckonthattheirprofitsaredownbyatleast20%.20%ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofWhatmorecouldoneCoalischeapandsimpletoextract,shipCoalisThereisawidechoiceofstableand三MainIdeasofP1:theadvantagesofOtherOtherfuelsarebesetbystateinterference3and s?,butinthisindustryconsumers—inheating,generationandmetallurgy?—arefirmlyincharge, priceslow.Justasthiswonder-fueloncepoweredtheindustrialrevolution,itnowoffersthebestchanceforpoorcountrieswantingtoget~(in theactofinterfering；干預(yù)；介e.g.Theyresentforeigninterferenceintheinternalaffairsoftheircountry.他們憎惡對他們國家的外來agroupofseparatecompaniesthatagreetoincreaseprofitsbyfixingpricesandnotcompetingwitheachthescientificstudyofmetalsandtheirusesParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofInthisindustryconsumersarefirmlyinkeepricesP1CoalnowoffersthebestchanceforcountrieswantingtogetMainIdeasofP2:Inthisindustryconsumersarefirmlyincharge,keepricesSuchSuchargumentsarethebasisofanewnlaunchedbyPeabody,theworld’slargestprivate(whichunlikesomerivalsisprofitable,thankstoitslow-costAustralianmines).Andcoalwouldbeaboon?,wereitnotforonesmallproblem:itisdevastatinglydirty.Mining,transport,storageandburningfraughtwithmess,aswellasdanger.Deepminesputworkersinintolerablyfilthy?anddangerousconditions.Butopencast?mining,nowthesourceofmuchoftheworld’scoal,rips1?awaytopsoilandgobbles11water.Transportingcoalbringsahostof12environmentalproblems.theabbreviationforpublicrelations,公共關(guān)系(全寫為publice.g.aPRdepartment/agency/n部/機構(gòu)/運~(to/forsb)somethingthatisveryhelpfulandmakeslifeeasierforyou非常有用的東西；益處e.g.ThenewsoftwarewillproveaboontoInternetusers.這種新軟件將會對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶大有益處。verydirtyandunpleasant骯臟的；污穢的e.g.filthyrags/streets骯臟的破布/街道(=stripmining)inopencastminescoalistakenoutofthegroundnearthesurfacetotearsthor etornoftensuddenlyorviolently(突然或猛烈地)撕破,e.g.Irippedmynsonthefence.我的牛仔褲在柵欄上劃破了。e.g.Theflagshadbeenrippedintwo.旗幟都被撕成了兩半。~sthup toeatsthveryfastinawaythatpeopleconsiderrudeorgreedy【SYNe.g.Don'tgobbleyourfoodlikethat!ofsb alargenumberofpeopleorthingse.g.ahostofpossibilitiesParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofSuchargumentsarethebasisofanewnlaunchedbyOneproblem:coalisdevastatinglyMainIdeasofP3:Coalmining,transport,storageandburningarefraughtwithmess,aswellasTheTheincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidefromsoaringcoalconsumptionthreatentofry13the net,as ernmentalPanelonClimateChangeremindedeveryoneinanewreportthisweek.TheCO2makesoceansacid;burningcoalalsoproducessulphurdioxide,whichmakesbuildingscrumbleandlungssting1?,andothertoxicchemicals.Bysomecounts,coal-firedpowerstationsemitmoreradioactivitythannuclearones.Theyreleasetiny,lethalparticulates.Perunitgenerated,coal-firedstationscausefarmoredeathsthannuclearones,andmoreeventhanoil-firedones.①tocooksthinhotfatoroil;tobecookedinhotfatoroile.g.friedfish②tobeburntbythesun(被陽光)灼傷,e.g.You'llfryonthebeachifyou'renotcareful.你若在海灘上不會被灼傷的tofeel,ortomakesbfeel,asharppaininapartoftheirbody(使)感覺刺痛,e.g.Iputsomeantisepticonthecutanditstungforamoment.我在割破的地方抹了點抗菌劑,ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofTheincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidefromsoaringcoalconsumptionthreatentofrytheexnationsofS1MainIdeasofP4:TheincreasedemissionsofcarbondioxidefromsoaringcoalconsumptionthreatentotheButpovertykillspeopletoo,andslowgrowthcancostpoliticianstheirjobs.Twodecadesofenvironmentalworriesareprovingonlyamarginalconstraintontheglobalcoalindustry.Somearetryingtogetout:inAmericaConsolEnergyissellingfiveminesinWestVirginiatoconcentrateonshalegas.Bigcoal-burnerssuchas EnergyInformationAdministrationreckonsthatby2040thecountrywillstillbegenerating32%ofitselectricityfromcoal(comparedwithnearly42%now).*TheInternationalEnergyAgencyhasevenpredictedthat,isscrambling1?tocurbitsrisingconsumption.Butothers,suchandAfrica,aresettotakeupe.g.anuclearreprocessingnt核物質(zhì)再處理e.g.Japanesecarnts汽車制造e.g.achemicalnt化工exceptforunlessthereisaree.g.Barringaccidents,weshouldarriveontime.除非有意外情況,tomanagetoachievesthwithdifficultyorinahurrywithoutmuchcontrol艱難地(或倉促地)e.g.Corkscrambleda1–0winoverMonaghan.科克隊苦戰(zhàn)莫納亨隊,1:0ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofTwodecadesofenvironmentalworriesprovingonlyamarginalconstraintontheglobalcoalindustry.exnationsofMainIdeasofP5:TwodecadesofenvironmentalworriesareprovingonlyamarginalconstraintonthecoalAmerica’sgasboomAmerica’sgasboomhasprompteditscoalminerstoseeknewexportmarkets,sendingpricesplungingonmarkets.Solongas1?consumersdonotpayforcoal’shorribleside-effects,thatmakesitirresistiblycheap.Germanypowerfromcoalnowcostshalfthepriceofwattsfromagas-firedpowerstation.Itisaparadox1?coalisboominginacountrythatinotherrespectsisthegreenestinEurope.Itsproductionofpowerfromdirtybrowncoal(lignite)isnowat162billionkilowatthours,thehighestsincethedaysofthedecrepit2?as/solong①onlyife.g.We'llgoaslongastheweatherisgood.②sincetotheextentthat既然；由于；就…e.g.Solongasthereisademandforthesedrugs,thefinancialincentivefordrugdealerswillbethere.只要對這a,thingorsituationthathastwooppositefeaturesandthereforeseemsstrange的人(或事物、情況)e.g.Hewasaparadox—alonerwholovedtochattostrangers.他真是個人物,生性孤僻卻又喜歡和陌生人閑(ofathingor物或人)veryoldandnotingoodconditionorhealth衰老的；老朽的；破舊ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofAmerica’scoalminersareseekingnewexportmarkets，sendingpricesplungingonworldSolongasconsumersdonotpayforhorribleside-effects,thatmakesitirresistiblyanexampleofMainMainIdeasofP6:Solongasconsumersdonotpayforcoal’shorribleside-effects,thatmakesitJapan,Japan,too,isturningtocoalinthewakeof21theFukushimanucleardisaster.OnApril11ththe approvedanew nentrenching22itsroleasalong-termelectricityinthewakeofcomingafterorfollowingsbsth隨…之后而來；跟隨在…e.g.Therehavebeendemonstrationsonthestreetsinthewakeoftherecentbombattack.在近來的轟炸之后,大toestablishsthveryfirmlysothatitisverydifficulttochangee.g.ismisdeeplyentrenchedinoursociety.在我們這個社會根深蒂固e.g.entrenchedattitudesinterestsoppositionParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofJapanisturningtoCoalwasentrenchedasalong-termMainIdeasofP7:JapanisturningtocoalInternationalInternationalcoalcompaniesfacetwoworries.Oneis ernmentsmayeventuallyimposepunitive23tariffs2?andrestrictionsontheirmuckyproduct.Theotheristheglobalglut2?.Pricesforthermalcoal(thekindusedforpowerandheating)areat$80-85atonne,whichbarelycoversthecostofcapital.SomeAustralianproducersareevenminingataloss,havingsignedfreightcontractswithrailwaysandportsthatmakethempayforcapacitywhethertheyuseitornot.e.g.Therearecallsformorepunitivemeasuresagainstpeoplewhodrinkanddrive.有人呼吁對酒后駕車的人要有②verysevereandthatpeoplefindverydifficulttopay(租稅等)苛刻的e.g.punitivetaxes懲罰性征稅ataxthatispaidongoodscomingintoorgoingoutofacountry(of asituationinwhichthereismoreofsththanisneededorcanbeused【SYNe.g.aglutofcheapsonthemarket市場上供過于求的廉價【OPPParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofInternationalcoalcompaniesfacetwoOneisthaternmentsimposepunitivetariffsandTheotheristheglobalMainIdeasofP8:Internationalcoalcompaniesfacetwogas,gas,coalisgeologically2?simpleanddoesnotrequireacostlyarrayof tformsandpipes.Ifthepricetoolow,companiescandecidetostopproductionandawaitbettertimes.Butthriftinesswithcapitalhasitslimits:thecostofminingisgoingup,astheeasiestcoalseams2?areworkedout.thescientificstudyoftheearthincludingtheoriginandhistoryoftherocksandsoilofwhichtheearthismade地geologicaladj.:ageologicalsurvey①atoolormachinewithapointedendformakingholese.g.anelectricdrill②thecorrectorusualwaytodosth【SYNe.g.What'sthedrillforclaimingexpenses?athinlayerofcoalorothermaterial,betweenlayersofrockunderthegrounde.g.Theystruckarichseamofironore.e.g.Thebookisarichseamofinformation.ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofOneanswertothatiscost-cuttingandexnationsofButthriftinesswithcapitalhasitsMainIdeasofP9:Oneanswertothatiscost-cuttingandSomecompanieshavetriedtoswitcheffortsto“met”(metallurgical)coal,whichfuelssmelters.Thiswastotobescarcerandmoreprofitable.ButthattheoryhassofmetcoalhaveprovedmorethanParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofSomecompanieshavetriedtoswitchefforts“met”sofmetcoalhaveprovedabundantthanMainIdeasofP10:Somecompanieshavetriedtoswitcheffortsto“met”bebemessy,butthiscouldbeoverlookedwereitburnedcheaplyandcleanly.pulverising3?coal,extractinggasfromit,scrubbing31emissionsandcapturingtheCO2.Butnoneoftheseseemsscalable32inthewayneededtodentthecolossaldamagedonebycoal.Andallrequirelargesubsidies—fromconsumers,shareholdersortaxpayers.toexistingreatnumbersorties大量存在；有許e.g.Storiesabouthistravelsabound.有關(guān)他的故事多得很→aboundwith/intohavesthingreatnumbersorties有大量；富于e.g.Thelakesaboundwithfish.這些湖泊盛產(chǎn)魚。(=abundance,abundant)(=crushtobreaksthintosmallpiecesorintoapowderbypressingharde.g.Addtwoclovesofcrushedgarlic.tocleansthbyrubbingithardperhapswithabrushandusuallywithsoapandwatere.g.Ifoundhiminthekitchenscrubbingthefloor.capableofbeingscalede.g.WebSphereApplicationServerprovidesarobustandscalableenvironmentfortransactionprocessingandformanagingconnectionstoresourceproviders.WebSphereApplicationServer為事務(wù)處理和管理與資源提供者的連ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofPerhapsthebiggesthopeisexnationsofthedisadvantagesofMainIdeasofP11:PerhapsthebiggesthopeisA$5.2A$5.2billiontaxpayer-supportedclean-coal ntinMississippiincorporates33allthelatesttechnology.But$6,800perkilowatt,itwillbethecostliest ntyetbuilt(agas-firedpowerstationinAmericacostsperkW).Atthoseprices,coalisgoingtostay①tocreatealegally e.g.Thewasincorporatedin2002.這家公司成立于2002年②~sthinintowithin toincludesthsothatitformsapartofsth將…e.g.Manyofyoursuggestionshavebeenincorporatedinthen.你的很多建議已納入計劃中ParagraphStructureoftheRelationsofAclean-coalntwhichincorporatesallthelatesttechnologywillbethecostliestpowerntyetAtthoseprices,coalisgoingtostayMainIdeasofP12:Coalisgoingtostay①Coalisthefuelofthefuture–butnotaswe’veeverknownitBRITAINfacesatwo-prongedenergyquandary.Theernmentremainsdeterminedtocloseoldpollutingcoalpowerstationsandwantsto emorereliantoncleanergasntstokeepthelightson.Butjustasthisrelianceongasgrows,ourNorthSeaoilandgasreservesareinsteepdeclineandthereremainsafiercedebateaboutonshorefrackingforshale.Meanwhile,ourdependenceongasimportscouldriseto80percentby2020aswerelyonthelikesofNorwayandliquefiednaturalgasshipmentsfromlessstablestates.Ibelievethatcoalisagainthefuelofthefuture;butnotasweknewit.AsanoilmanandoneofthefirstNorthSeapioneersoftheearly70s,Ifirmlybelievethatourabilitytogasifytheoffshorecoalsurroundingourisland,withouttheneedtomineit,cannowprovideavitalenergysolutionandproduceabundantandcheapgasforgenerations.In1972,Iformeda toapplyforoillicencesinthe RoundofNorthSea oureffortswerequicklyrewardedbythediscoveryoftheBuchanField.ThismonthhasjustseentheTwenty-EighthRoundinwhichwehavebeenawarded11licences.SowhyismyheritageandlegacyintheNorthSearelevanttoBritain’suntappedcoalreserves?Duringthoseheadydaysinthe70s–ourconsortiumdiscoveredoilwithitsfirstwell–Ispentquitealotoftimeonthevariousdrillingrigswhichwechartered.Aswescrutinisedthelogsrecordingthelithologyoftherock,wenotedthepresenceofsubstantialthicknessesofoffshorecoal.Thispromptedacolleaguetoremarkthat,inhisopinion,therewaslikelytobeenoughcoalcontainedwithintheNorthSeatosustainthewholeofEurope’senergyrequirementsfor2,000years.Butbackthenwewereoil-drivenandthepresenceofcoalwasoflittleinterest.However,thepicturehaschangeddramatically.TheNorthSea,soefficientlyexploredanddevelopedbytheoilcompanies,isnowdepletingrapidly.Hopefullyitcanstilldeliversomesurprisesasnewtechnologyisdeployed.ButitisnowchillinglyclearthattheUK,oncesoblessedwithenergyabundance,isheadingrapidlyfromfeasttofamine.YetbillionsandbillionsoftonnesofcoallieoffshorefromSwanseatoWhitehaven,fromtheFirthofForthtoLincolnshire.Thatcoalisnotonlytherebut,thankstotheastonishingevolutionofdirectionaldrillingtechnology,itcanbecheaply,cleanlyandsafelyconvertedintogasandpipedashoretoprovideheatandpowerforindustry.OurcoalanditscharacteristicsareknownasaresultoftheNationalCoalBoard’sexhaustiveattemptstowincoaloffshorefromtheoldcollieriesofDurham,CumbriaandWales.Indeed,someoftheDurhampitswentasfaroutaseightundertheNorthSea.ThisdeepoffshoreUndergroundCoalGasification(UCG)requiresnonewtechnologyandthereisminimalexplorationriskthankstodetailedgeologyreports.Itispossibletodrilldirectionallyfromonshoretooffshoreintothecoalseam,whichwillbeatdepthsofbetween500metresandakilometreandbeneathimpermeablerock.CluffNaturalResources(CNR)hassecuredeightconditionaldeepoffshoreUCGlicencesfromtheCoalAuthorityastheagentoftheDepartmentforEnergy&ClimateChange.Frackingandshale,thesourceoftherevolutionintheUS,isanentirelylegitimateandpotentiallylucrativeunconventionalgasexplorationmethodology,butoffshoreUCGispotentiallyuniquefortheUK.Lastweek,CNRunveiledaresourceupdateindicatingthatourKincardinelicenceintheFirthofForthcontains335mtonnesofcoal.Thisconfirmedthelongheldviewofmany(asindicatedinpreviousernmentreports)thattheFirthofForthcontainsahugecoalresourcewiththepotentialforUCG.Twocoalseamsinparticularhavebeenidentifiedthatalonecontainanestimated43mtonnesofcoalsuitableforUCG;onanenergyequivalentbasis,thiscoalresourcerepresents1,395bncubicfeet(BCF)ofnaturalgas.Toputthisincontext,1BCFofnaturalgasisenoughtomeettheentirecombinedenergyneedsofaround11,000homesforoneyear,equivalenttotheaverageannualenergyoutputof49ofthelargestwindturbines.Britain’scoalresourcesaretodaylargelystranded.Ourfewremainingcollierieswillbeclosedby2020andouraccesstothisvastnationalenergyreservewillbelost.Deepoffshoreundergroundcoalgasificationcanuntapthevastenergycontainedinthiscoalresource,satisfyournation’sappetiteforcheap,abundantandcleanerenergy,andprovideenergysecurityforourcountry.【ByAlgyCluff，文章 ②Thoriumbackedasa'futureNuclearscientistsarebeingurgedbytheformerUNweaponsinspectorHansBlixtodevelopthoriumasanewMrBlixsaysthattheradioactiveelementmayprovemuchsaferinreactorsthanuranium.Itisalsomoredifficulttousethoriumfortheproductionofnuclearweapons.Hiscommentswilladdtogrowinglevelsofinterestinthorium,butcriticswarnthatdevelonewreactorscouldwastepublicfunds.MrBlix,theformerSwedishforeignminister,toldBBCNews:"I’malawyernotascientistbutinmyopinionweshouldbetryingourbesttodeveloptheuseofthorium.Irealisetherearemanyobstaclestobe ebutthebenefitswouldbegreat."Iamtoldthatthoriumwillbesaferinreactors-anditisalmostimpossibletomakeabomboutofthorium.Theseareverymajorfactorsastheworldlooksforfutureenergys."ImagecaptionHansBlixsaystheworldshouldtryitsbesttodevelopHisenthusiasmissharedbysomeintheBritishnuclearestablishment.ScientistsattheUK’sNationalNuclearLaboratory(NNL)havebeenencouragedbytheernmenttohelpresearchonannthorium-basedreactor,andonatestprogrammeinNorway.AcoupleofcharmingNordichomesperchontopofahillattheedgeofthetown.Belowthemagaragedoorinaclifffaceleadsintoatunneldeepintothehillwherethereactorhalllies.Intheory,atleast,themountainprotectsthetownfromanThethoriumtestsarebeingcarriedoutbyaprivatefirm,ThorEnergy(theelementitselfwasdiscoveredinNorwayin1828andnamedaftertheNorsegodofthunder).Thehopestogetthoriumlicensedalongsideuraniumincurrentwater-cooledreactorTheBritishernmentsaysitwouldbeusefultoincreasethefueloptionsfornuclearoperators,asthoriumisbelievedtobethreetimesmoreplentifulthanuranium.Itisalsocurrentlybeingproducedasaby-productfromminingrareearths.StafffromNNLhavebeenadvisingThorontheuseofmixedoxidefuels(MOX).NNLhasalsobeenhelthendevelopathoriumreactor,assitsontopoftheworld’sbiggestthoriumreserves.MediacaptionInsideNorway'sexperimentalnuclearpowerTheThorprojectrepresentsanevolutionaryapproach,usingthoriuminexistingreactorstogetherwithuraniumorOysteinAsphjell,chiefexecutiveofThorEnergytoldBBCNews:"Thereislotsofthoriumintheworld,verywelldistributedallovertheglobe.Inoperations,inareactor,ithassomechemicalandphysicalpropertiesthatmakeitreallysuperiortouraniumaswell.Ont