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Nuclear does not emit carbon when used, the waste heat means very little, emissions are what matters when discussing efficiency. Plutonium 239 is also 83,610,0
by SigmundA 3y ago
Nuclear does not emit carbon when used, the waste heat means very little, emissions are what matters when discussing efficiency.
Plutonium 239 is also 83,610,000 MJ/kg vs coal at 35 MJ/kg so the difference in thermal efficiency is nearly meaningless given how much specific energy density advantage nuclear has.
- HPsquared 3y agoThat's why nuclear power has so much potential. We throw away >99% of it, we're barely scratching the surface.
- ben_w 3y agoThe energy mass density is hugely relevant for spacecraft, not that important for most power stations. (Although an old piece of anti-nuclear rhetoric that annoys me was asking if you'd prefer a bucket of coal or bucket of nuclear waste under your bed, and one half of my annoyance was indeed the relative energy densities…)
- baybal2 3y ago[dead]