{"id":665,"date":"2023-11-14T10:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T10:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/?page_id=665"},"modified":"2023-12-12T07:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T07:19:31","slug":"om-thorium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/om-thorium\/","title":{"rendered":"About thorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"665\" class=\"elementor elementor-665\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1cb4d7 tsection tsection1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a1cb4d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e9ef03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49e9ef03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79da46e0 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79da46e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About thorium<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467f8563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"467f8563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1419\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-thoirum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2738\" alt=\"Illustrasjon for grunnstoffet thorium.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-thoirum.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-thoirum-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-thoirum-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/illustras-thoirum-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1419px) 100vw, 1419px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f51023 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33f51023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2ba42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a2ba42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thorium in the Fen Complex <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61348cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61348cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Many associate the Fen Complex with the supposedly large deposit of thorium found there. This is not least due to the fact that the radioactive element has been the subject of considerable media attention for several periods.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdca48d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bdca48d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6022b51e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6022b51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Author: <\/span>Tor Espen Simonsen<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c05de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Published: <\/span>14 Nov, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ee2e15 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57ee2e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c199306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c199306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"clabel\">Updated: <\/span>12 Dec, 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d0c970 tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73d0c970\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7849a885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7849a885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In particular, the energy potential has been an important reason for the attention paid to thorium.<\/p><p>At the start of the 2000s, several entrepreneurs in Norway worked systematically with plans to build <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips8'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/kjernekraftverk\/' target='_blank'>nuclear power plants*<\/a><\/span> based on <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips21'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/thorium\/' target='_blank'>thorium*<\/a><\/span> and extraction of thorium from the Fen Complex.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6935b755 tsection tsection4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6935b755\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9c9485 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b9c9485\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b069a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b069a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179dcea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"179dcea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thoriumsutvalget-2008-scaled-e1699981704899.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-771\" alt=\"Faksimile av forsiden til Thoriumutvalgets rapport fra 2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thoriumsutvalget-2008-scaled-e1699981704899.jpg 818w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thoriumsutvalget-2008-scaled-e1699981704899-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thoriumsutvalget-2008-scaled-e1699981704899-768x700.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32eb7d8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32eb7d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45142be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45142be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The government-appointed Thorium Committee wrote in 2008 that Norwegian deposits of thorium contain a possible \"energy content that corresponds to approximately 100 times the oil that Norway has extracted as of today, plus the content of the remaining reserves combined\".<\/p><p>Although the amount of thorium in the Fen Complex may be large, questions have been raised as to whether the deposit is worth mining. Therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/centers\/national-minerals-information-center\/thorium-statistics-and-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Geological Survey<\/a> (USGS) removed the Fen Complex from its list of world thorium reserves in 2012.<\/p><p>Few believe that mining of thorium in the Fen Complex can be profitable. It is more likely with the extraction of rare earths, where thorium will be one of the by-products.<\/p><p>The relatively small quantities of thorium sold on the world market today mainly come from mining where the extraction of other minerals is the main product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660f0574 tsection tsection2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"660f0574\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60df7d22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60df7d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe420d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fe420d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Short version <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c06442c elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-unfold\" data-id=\"4c06442c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;unfold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;mask_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutBack&quot;,&quot;fold_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;fold_easing&quot;:&quot;easeOutSine&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-unfold.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold\" data-settings=\"{&quot;height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separatorHeight&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfoldDuration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;foldDuration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:300,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;unfoldEasing&quot;:&quot;easeOutBack&quot;,&quot;foldEasing&quot;:&quot;easeOutSine&quot;,&quot;foldScrolling&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;hideOutsideClick&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;autoHide&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;autoHideTime&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;foldScrollOffset&quot;:null}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__content-inner elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li>Norwegian thorium can potentially contain energy equivalent to 100 times the country's oil reserves, the government-appointed Thorium Committee determined in 2008.<\/li><li>Despite the large quantities of thorium in the Fen Complex, there have been doubts about its viability. At the Fen Complex, interest has shifted from thorium to rare earths.\u00a0<\/li><li>In case of possible extraction of rare earths, thorium will be a by-product.\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">As an alternative to uranium in nuclear reactors, thorium can produce less hazardous waste and a reduced risk of accidents. China is among the countries leading the development and the country has plans to launch a full-scale thorium reactor by 2030.<\/span><\/li><li>In the world market, demand for thorium is limited, and there has so far been no political will in Norway to invest in nuclear power.\u00a0<\/li><li>There are concerns related to the radioactivity at the Fen Complex, especially in areas with a high content of thorium. There is less thorium in the areas rich in rare earths, but it is still uncertain how radioactivity will be handled in connection with future extraction.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-unfold__trigger\"><div class=\"jet-unfold__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\" data-unfold-text=\"Les mer\" data-fold-text=\"Se mindre\" data-fold-icon=\"&lt;svg aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 448 512&quot; xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-unfold-icon=\"&lt;svg aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; class=&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 448 512&quot; xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"jet-unfold__button-icon jet-tricks-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"jet-unfold__button-text\">Read more:<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19413e3d tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19413e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb1f5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eb1f5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">China leads the way when it comes to thorium<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b6cdd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b6cdd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today's nuclear power plants use <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips28'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/uran\/' target='_blank'>uranium*<\/a><\/span> as fuel. Several experts point to thorium as a possible substitute for uranium, since thorium can have fewer negative consequences for the environment and society than traditional nuclear power plants. Among the advantages that are often mentioned is that thorium can produce less hazardous waste and reduce the risks of serious accidents, such as uncontrolled meltdowns.<\/p><p>Despite its advantages, the technology of thorium power plants has not been fully developed, and there is a lack of international regulations to put thorium into use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68539557 tsection tsection5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68539557\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca3a6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ca3a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c59e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c59e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">China has probably come the farthest in developing new reactor types for thorium. Several observers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-nuclear.org\/information-library\/current-and-future-generation\/molten-salt-reactors.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World Nuclear Association<\/a>, reports that the country is announcing the launch of the world's first full-scale thorium reactor in 2030.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\"> Although China is the furthest along the trail, similar projects are being developed in countries such as the USA and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tu.no\/artikler\/mener-saltsmeltebasert-kjernekraft-kan-lose-energikrisen\/539052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denmark<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stortinget.no\/no\/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget\/Horing\/visning-av-skriftlig-innspill\/?dnid=31668&amp;h=10004812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement to Committee on Business and Industry in the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget)<\/a> in 2023, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips36'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/ife\/' target='_blank'>IFE*<\/a><\/span> stated that there is a long way to go before thorium can be used as an alternative to uranium.\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the IFE, thorium is not<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0a fast track to nuclear energy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the development of thorium as a fuel takes time<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and since the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips37'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/iea\/' target='_blank'>IEA*<\/a><\/span> have not developed a separate safety regime for thorium:<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><em><strong>\u00ab<\/strong>There is no tradition of using thorium in the nuclear power industry, and it is time-consuming to change the type of fuel as it requires very extensive regulatory approval processes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5382b378 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5382b378\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22183e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22183e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d890fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d890fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thorium-forekomster-i-Norge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-770\" alt=\"Et norgeskart viser hvor i landet det er registrert forekomster av thorium. Illustrasjon laget av Thoriumsutvalget i 2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thorium-forekomster-i-Norge.jpg 950w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thorium-forekomster-i-Norge-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/thorium-forekomster-i-Norge-768x669.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe2f96c tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fe2f96c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5958051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5958051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The limitations in the world market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592a2771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592a2771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"> According to IFE, it is <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">limited interest worldwide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for thorium as fuel in the short term, and the\u00a0<\/span>various nuclear power producing nations are still focusing on the use of uranium.<\/p><p>The result is a lack of demand and low production of thorium worldwide. In the 2000s, the production of thorium amounted to only a few hundred tonnes annually. In addition, there are reported to be stocks of unused thorium globally (see e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/globalassets\/upload\/oed\/pdf_filer\/horinger\/horing-thoriumutvalgets-rapport\/thoriumrapporten-norsk-versjon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The thorium committee's report<\/a>).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/periodicals\/mcs2023\/mcs2023-thorium.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The USGS also reports in 2023<\/a> that thorium is increasingly being replaced by non-radioactive materials in the manufacture of products such as electrodes and light bulbs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e4138 tsection tsection3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3e4138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126b607 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"126b607\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thorium as a possible by-product <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2016c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2016c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As mentioned, it is uncertain whether the deposit of thorium on the Fen Complex is viable, which led to the USGS removing the Fen Complex from its list of deposits in the world in 2012. At about the same time, interest shifted away from thorium and onto the Fen Complex large deposit of rare earths.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-767\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Thorium-illustrasjon-logo-og-forskning2-e1700153745803.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrasjon som viser at p\u00e5g\u00e5r forsking innen et vidt spekter av omr\u00e5der for thorium i dag. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Thorium-illustrasjon-logo-og-forskning2-e1700153745803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Thorium-illustrasjon-logo-og-forskning2-e1700153745803-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Thorium-illustrasjon-logo-og-forskning2-e1700153745803-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Research is ongoing in a wide range of areas for the use of thorium in the world today. Only a few of the applications for thorium have reached an industrial stage, which also applies to thorium as fuel in nuclear power.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Thorium is largely a by-product of the extraction of rare earths. This will also be the case for the Fen Complex: <strong>If rare earths are being mined here, thorium will become a by-product<\/strong><\/p><p>Thorium as a by-product can therefore improve the economic basis for mining. As we have seen, the problem is that there is only a limited market today. Before thorium can be handled by a larger market, this radioactive element must probably be stored or disposed of properly. Such storage will make the \"product\" available for future use.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>We must also add that there has been no political will to invest in nuclear power in general or thorium in particular in Norway. However, the energy crisis in Europe in 2022 led to the discussion once again coming to the surface.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\">In parallel, a number of ongoing research projects are exploring new ways of utilizing thorium. In the longer term, it is therefore possible that new demand for Norwegian thorium will arise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-font-style ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a7edb78-word-spacing ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-123ab59 );\"><b>Read more:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/hva-brukes-de-til\/\">This is what thorium is used for\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674b32a1 tsection tsection6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"674b32a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7b6046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b7b6046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1828\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-843\" alt=\"Flyfoto av kjernekraftverket i Leibstadt i Sveits.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Switzerland_Wil-Av-Denne-filen-ble-lastet-opp-med-Commonist-\u2013-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Aerial photo of the nuclear power plant in Leibstadt in Switzerland.\nBy This file was uploaded with Commonist - Own work:  Hansueli Krapf (User Simisa (diskusjon\u00a0\u00b7 bidrag)), CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=15174215<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4f20da tsection tsection4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b4f20da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11671ba0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11671ba0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d13d170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d13d170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e8acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"553e8acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1209\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kart-over-radioaktivitet-ngu-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-772\" alt=\"Kartet viser fordelingen av thorium (Th) i bergartene i Fensfeltet. Kartet er laget av Norges geologiske unders\u00f8kelser (NGU) i 2007.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kart-over-radioaktivitet-ngu-1.jpg 1209w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kart-over-radioaktivitet-ngu-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kart-over-radioaktivitet-ngu-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/kart-over-radioaktivitet-ngu-1-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1209px) 100vw, 1209px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5947c738 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5947c738\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9f3a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b9f3a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thorium and radioactivity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e1f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9e1f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How radioactive is the Fen Complex? Since we are talking about a radioactive material such as thorium, it is natural that many people wonder about the dangers this can entail: Will mining, even for what are often called \"green minerals\", produce dangerous radioactive waste on Fen?<\/p><p>Much of the knowledge about thorium at the Fen complex is derived from investigations in the 1970s, 1980s and early 2000s. Then the actors looked mainly for thorium in the areas of the Fen complex where the old iron mines were located. In these areas, the geology is characterized by the so-called red rock, where the natural radioactivity is relatively high. This is also where the largest deposits of thorium are expected to be.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/det_radioaktive_slagget_ved_sove_gruver\/\"><strong>READ MORE: What happens to the radioactive slag at S\u00f8ve?\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>In the map on this page, we can see the most radioactive areas marked in dark red. However, the area of \u200b\u200bthe REE deposit is expected to have the least radioactivity. When the companies with <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips6'><a href='https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/glossary\/bergrettigheter\/' target='_blank'>mining rights*<\/a><\/span> are mapping rare earths, they look for rocks that contain less thorium.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55142f80 tsection tsection5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55142f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c314c7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c314c7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b59055b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b59055b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rare earths are preferably found in the rock rauhaugite, or fe-dolomite-carbonatite as geologists call it. In short, rauhaugite contains a higher degree of rare earths and a lower degree of thorium.<\/p><p>In other parts of the Fen Complex, the situation may be different, such as in the red rock near the old iron mines, where the radioactivity is higher.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-762\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-762 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dahlgren-kart-FF-re-dolomitt-karbonititt-rauhaugitt-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dahlgren-kart-FF-re-dolomitt-karbonititt-rauhaugitt-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dahlgren-kart-FF-re-dolomitt-karbonititt-rauhaugitt-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dahlgren-kart-FF-re-dolomitt-karbonititt-rauhaugitt-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dahlgren-kart-FF-re-dolomitt-karbonititt-rauhaugitt.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The map shows the area for rare earths marked as dark blue (Fe-dolomite), while the more radioactive and thorium-containing red rock is marked brown-red. PHOTO: Sven Dahlgren<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>There is a long way to go before possible mining on Fen, and questions related to radioactivity, deposition site, handeling of waste rock and tailings, and processing facilities will be clarified at a later date. Therefore, it is not really possible to give a precise answer to how natural radioactivity in the Fen Complex should and must be handled in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b85106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65b85106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b380a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b380a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rectangle-11546.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-257\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f87716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74f87716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2370\" alt=\"Bilde av to steinpr\u00f8ver av r\u00f8dberg og rauhaugitt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1862-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rauhaugitt (on the right) is currently being surveyed based on its rare earth content. \nThe red rock (on the left) was the starting point for the iron mines in Fen.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d376a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30d376a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bb12b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"36bb12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 504c137 0 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248zm0-448c110.5 0 200 89.5 200 200s-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256 145.5 56 256 56zm20 328h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12V256h-67c-10.7 0-16-12.9-8.5-20.5l99-99c4.7-4.7 12.3-4.7 17 0l99 99c7.6 7.6 2.2 20.5-8.5 20.5h-67v116c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">To the top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips6','Med bergrettigheter menes unders\u00f8kelsesrett og utvinningsrett, som reguleres av mineralloven (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dirmin.no\/bergrettigheter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMF<\/a>)'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips8','Kraftverk som produserer elektrisk energi ved omdanning av atomkjerner, s\u00e5kalt kjerneenergi (<a href=\"https:\/\/snl.no\/kjernekraftverk\">SNL<\/a>).'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips21','Thorium er et metallisk, radioaktivt grunnstoff som har atomnummer 90 og atomsymbol Th. (<a href=\"https:\/\/snl.no\/thorium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNL<\/a>)'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips28','<span class=\"lhLbod gEBHYd\">\u00a0<\/span><em>Uran<\/em> er et radioaktivt grunnstoff som har atomnummer 92 og atomsymbol U. (<a href=\"https:\/\/snl.no\/uran\">SNL<\/a>)'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips36','Institutt for energiteknikk er Norges nukle\u00e6re forskningsinstitutt.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips37','Det internasjonale energibyr\u00e5et. Forkortes ogs\u00e5 IAEA.'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thorium i Fensfeltet Mange forbinder Fensfeltet med den antatt store forekomsten av thorium som finnes der. Dette skyldes ikke minst at det radioaktive grunnstoffet i flere perioder har v\u00e6rt gjenstand for stor medieoppmerksomhet. &#8211; S\u00e6rlig har energipotensialet v\u00e6rt en viktig grunn til oppmerksomheten om thorium. Ved inngangen til 2000-tallet jobbet flere n\u00e6ringsakt\u00f8rer i Norge systematisk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":347,"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3445,"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/665\/revisions\/3445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fensfeltet.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}