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and as far as I read nuclear fuel isn't endless either...

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  "The fission of 1 g of uranium or plutonium per day liberates about 1 MW. This is the energy equivalent of 3 tons of coal or about 600 gallons of fuel oil per day, which when burned produces approximately 1/4 tonne of carbon dioxide." https://www2.lbl.gov/abc/wallchart/chapters/14/1.html https://www2.lbl.gov/abc/wallchart/chapters/14/1.html Uranium is everywhere, enriching (separate 235 from 238) is a mechanical process (no chemistry involved). "Uranium is a naturally occurring element with an average concentration of 2.8 parts per million in the Earth's crust. Traces of it occur almost everywhere. It is more abundant than gold, silver or mercury, about the same as tin and slightly less abundant than cobalt, lead or molybdenum." https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium/uranium-mining-overview.aspx https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... And its "combustion" is carbon free. Nuclear power plants works exactly like coal or gas ones. A big boiler. Water is used to "slow" the neutrons to keep the reaction going, and also use to transport the heat. Nuclear technology and engineering is quite impressive.