tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918239135171635327.post2606191116861808902..comments2019-05-25T16:20:14.465-04:00Comments on Nuclear Energy Can Save US: One Nuclear Kilowatt Equals Five of Solarshawrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13751865929572813507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918239135171635327.post-49623133683559256942008-05-28T17:36:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:36:00.000-04:00Further to uranium extra costs. Most US uranium co...Further to uranium extra costs. Most US uranium comes from in-situ mining. In this procedure, uranium is leached from the ore with acid, and does not even require the waste ore to be extracted. See Google on in-situ mining of uranium. I agree completely with you on the excesses of our consumerist economy.shawrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751865929572813507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918239135171635327.post-3161954790985466662008-05-28T10:11:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:11:00.000-04:00If you want to compare transport and other costs o...If you want to compare transport and other costs of nukes, consider the fact that each year, one nuke gives energy equal to a mountain of oil, 7.5, 1000-foot long, oil tankers (See Feb 24 post).A nuke's 20-ton yearly fuel could be carried on one truck. Compared with coal is more striking. US burns more than one billion tons of coal, vs. 2000 tons of Uranium (20 each times 100 nukes). Coal 24% of US energy, nukes 8% (eia.doe.gov).shawrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751865929572813507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918239135171635327.post-49861810919183282282008-05-27T07:02:00.000-04:002008-05-27T07:02:00.000-04:00Nuclear sounds great but when you look at the comp...Nuclear sounds great but when you look at the complete cycle of nuclear power generation the mining production and transportation of nuclear fuel is rarely taken into consideration - some say it uses the equivalent if not more fossil fuels to produce nuclear energy overall - sure at the nuclear power plant the CO2 emissions are very low but overall the process is definately not a solution to reducing carbon emissions. I'm not saying any way of producing electricity is better than another - just that 'low carbon' nuclear energy production is an oxymoron. Maybe we need to stop driving giant prestige vehicles around and sourcing our products loacally rather than from distant places - sure they are cheaper but they use massive amounts of fossil fuels to get to your door. An extremely helpful short movie is called 'the story of stuff' If you google it you can watch it online for free. All the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com