Alternative energy

[TennTradition]

Originally Posted by Rasputin_Vol

So?

It would make the idea that much harder to sell to the public (i.e., if there were to be an increased frequency of spent fuel on our railways). But, apparently that is a moot (or at least less of a) point if they can operate 30 years without refueling.

[TennTradition]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

Uranium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So now what's the point?

reprocessing...ahhh...I remember when I used to think that we would reprocess. OK..so I am sort of joking..but the political prospects (and security) don't look so good....

[oklavol]

Originally Posted by TennTradition

reprocessing...ahhh...I remember when I used to think that we would reprocess. OK..so I am sort of joking..but the political prospects (and security) don't look so good....

I had the same thought, they seemed optimistic with their numbers on recyling.

One of the neat things about nuclear power plants is they can be built in conjunction with desalination plants where the waste heat from the nuclear facility is used to provide desalinated water. Especially in arid regions like the southwest (or Atlanta lol) this could be very beneficial.

[Rasputin_Vol]

Originally Posted by oklavol

One of the neat things about nuclear power plants is they can be built in conjunction with desalination plants where the waste heat from the nuclear facility is used to provide desalinated water. Especially in arid regions like the southwest (or Atlanta lol) this could be very beneficial.

That would make way too much sense to do that.

[rwemyss]

Originally Posted by oklavol

I had the same thought, they seemed optimistic with their numbers on recyling.

You're an expert enough to accept the prognostication for how much fuel is still available to be mined, but to not accept how much fuel can be reprocessed?

You brought up the numbers...

[oklavol]

Originally Posted by rwemyss

You're an expert enough to accept the prognostication for how much fuel is still available to be mined, but to not accept how much fuel can be reprocessed?

You brought up the numbers...

I never said I was an expert, but I did take an energy conversion and conservation class in college which discussed energy reserves in the world, and know how to use google. The number I found was consistent with what I remembered in class. My professor never discussed it potentially being recycled forever. Seems like that would have been something relevant he would have discussed.

[BigPapaVol]

Originally Posted by oklavol

I never said I was an expert, but I did take an energy conversion and conservation class in college which discussed energy reserves in the world, and know how to use google. The number I found was consistent with what I remembered in class. My professor never discussed it potentially being recycled forever. Seems like that would have been something relevant he would have discussed.

and goodness knows that a college professor teaching a class on energy conservation would have no axe to grind.

[rwemyss]

Originally Posted by oklavol

I never said I was an expert, but I did take an energy conversion and conservation class in college which discussed energy reserves in the world, and know how to use google. The number I found was consistent with what I remembered in class. My professor never discussed it potentially being recycled forever. Seems like that would have been something relevant he would have discussed.

The source for recycling for thousands of years was the same one used for current reserves left to mine.

Oddly, the source has changed from when I originally looked this up. It took me to a government report... now it takes me to a magazine article.

I'll dig up the report later.