Tunisia – Tunisia hosts 2nd edition of Plasma and Fusion Physics School

Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Language: Arabic

Duration: 00:04:53

Voice: Natural

Source: A24 Tunisia

Restriction: A24 subscribers

Date: 27/06/2022

Storyline:

In a bid to intensify efforts in alternative energy, Tunisia today Monday signed an agreement with international research organizations to be a regional center for research in MENA. The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA-RRO) and the Chinese Institute of Plasma Physics selected the north-African nation t as a center for renewable energy and fusion physics studies. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Tunisia is hosting the second week-long edition of the School of Plasma and Fusion Physics in the MENA region featuring scientists and researchers from different countries. Nidal Al-Werfalli, High Representative of the International Nuclear Energy Agency and Alternative Energies, told A24 News Agency that Tunisia could be a place that attracts scientists and scholars interested in this field.

Shot list:

SOUNDBITE (Adel Trabelsi – Director-General of the National Center for Nuclear Science and Technology):

This is the second edition of this scientific conference about a school for young researchers in the field of nuclear and plasma fusion physics. Nuclear fusion is the energy generated by solar energy. It is the physical process that takes place in the sun to produce energy. We are working on a way to generate this energy on Earth in order to produce clean and sustainable energy. Research in this field is conducted all over the world. The ITER international nuclear fusion research project that is underway in France is one of them.”

SOUNDBITE (Nidal Al-Werfalli, High Representative of the International Nuclear Energy Agency and Alternative Energies):

“Fossil energy sources are unsustainable and have a certain period to generate electricity. Existed fossil fuels are insufficient and do not cover the need for electricity, which is a main problem. International research focuses on alternative energy, including fusion. It is nuclear energy that generates electricity. More than 58 countries are taking part in world’s biggest fusion project, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), but none of the Arab countries is participating in the project. So, we’re looking at how these countries can participate in new energy. Tunisia can be a place that attracts researchers, scholars and students in this field.”

SOUNDBITE (Samia Sharafi Kaddour – Advisor to the Presidency of the Government in human capital and scientific research):

“This meeting deepens scientific research and builds researchers’ capacity in alternative energy. The world today faces many challenges, including climate change and global crises, which led to challenges in the areas of energy, water and food sufficiency. The use of environmentally friendly alternative energy will ensure human well-being.”