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To answer my own question, using numbers from [1]: U235 = 79,390,000 MJ/kg 1 kWh = 3.6MJ 1kg u235 = ~22,000,000kWh 1g u235 = ~22,000 kWh of energy For th
by sathackr 9y ago
To answer my own question, using numbers from [1]:
U235 = 79,390,000 MJ/kg
1 kWh = 3.6MJ
1kg u235 = ~22,000,000kWh
1g u235 = ~22,000 kWh of energy
For the HB11 reaction:
1000 / .014 = ~21,000 kWh/g
So about the same as current fission. Except without the nasty byproducts.
[1] https://www.quora.com/How-many-milligrams-of-uranium-is-needed-to-produce-one-googol-kilowatt-hours-of-electricity https://www.quora.com/How-many-milligrams-of-uranium-is-need...
edit: complete failure of math.