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> That's not renewable and could offset the benefits somewhat I don't think you realise the VAST amount of energy density in one 1kg of coal vs 1 kg nuclear fu
by rawoke083600 4y ago
> That's not renewable and could offset the benefits somewhat
I don't think you realise the VAST amount of energy density in one 1kg of coal vs 1 kg nuclear fuel. "Somewhat" is not nearly the correct comparison !
"8 kWh of heat (energy) from 1kg of coal vs 24,000,000 kWh from 1 kg of uranium-235" [0]
[0] https://www.euronuclear.org/glossary/fuel-comparison/ https://www.euronuclear.org/glossary/fuel-comparison/
- quickthrower2 4y agoDoes that mean 1 tonne is enough to power the world for a year?
- formerly_proven 4y agoAs far as I know that's pretty much exactly the amount of fissile material used annually world-wide. The caveat is of course that for 1 kg of coal you have to dig up a lot less material than you have to for 1 kg of fissile material - U235 is around 1 % of natural Uranium, and Uranium is around 1 % of the ore.