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Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? It's probably not renewable (well, neither is the Sun on large enough timescale), but do you believe nuclear, eithe
by inter_netuser 5y ago
Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable?
It's probably not renewable (well, neither is the Sun on large enough timescale), but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future?
- arcticbull 5y agoYou make it sound like I need a new hobby - which I might haha. > Do you consider nuclear energy sustainable? Low-carbon, yes. Sustainable, yes. Renewable, not until we productionize extraction of uranium from seawater. [1] > ... but do you believe nuclear, either fission or fusion, will play a large role in the future? Fusion if we can crack it, totally. Seems like a clear winner. Fission probably will if there's some political will behind it, but not unless there's a change in sentiment. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclear-power-a-renewable-or-a-sustainable-energy-source/?sh=21ad8e9f656e https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2016/03/24/is-nuclea...
- tomp 5y agoThis article is complete FUD. > of which the following sources are considered to be renewable in other words, it attempts to define the world "renewable" along favoured political ideologies. From Wikipedia: > Advances in breeder reactor technology could allow the current reserves of uranium to provide power for humanity for billions of years, thus making nuclear power a sustainable energy TL;DR: nuclear is just as renewable as solar (beyond any likely duration of the human civilisation).
- arcticbull 5y agoI saw the renewability as more of a thought exercise, because I agree with you, there's more than enough nuclear feedstock to keep us going indefinitely.