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> The company is on track to produce 20 kilograms of HALEU by the end of the year, and then expects to produce 900 kg in 2024 > 3 tablespoons of HALEU can supp
by rlt 3y ago
> The company is on track to produce 20 kilograms of HALEU by the end of the year, and then expects to produce 900 kg in 2024
> 3 tablespoons of HALEU can supply a lifetime’s worth of power for the average U.S. consumer
So if I did my math right[1], 20 kg is enough for 1867 U.S. consumers for one year, and 900 kg is enough for 84,000 U.S. consumers? It's a start, I guess.
1. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=20+kg+%2F+%28%283+tablespoons%29+*+%28density+of+uranium%29+%2F+%28US+life+expectancy%29+*+1+year%29 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=20+kg+%2F+%28%283+table...
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoLifetime of 85,000 people isn’t that bad. You have 79 years in that calc. That’s 6,700,000 for one year. There only 16 states with populations greater than that. IDK. Seems decent. If we wanted better we should have started 50 years ago. Although now is good too.
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- rlt 3y agoI don't think that's right. I multiplied by average lifespan in my original calculation. 3 tbsp of Uranium is about 0.85 kg. 900 kg / 0.85 kg = 1060 US consumer lifetimes worth of energy. Multiply by 79 (average lifespan) and you get 83,740 US consumer years worth of energy.
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