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There is no need for backup fossil power to account for more than a few percent of electricity production in the medium term. https://www.volts.wtf/p/what-the-
by jahnu 3y ago
There is no need for backup fossil power to account for more than a few percent of electricity production in the medium term.
https://www.volts.wtf/p/what-the-sun-isnt-always-shining https://www.volts.wtf/p/what-the-sun-isnt-always-shining
- helboi4 3y agoNuclear is different to fossil fuel power. It comes from a renewable source. It is bad only because it produced waste, but we're working towards solving this issue.
- wffurr 3y agoUranium is not a renewable resource. All of the uranium on earth was formed in another star’s supernova and seeded in the proto planetary nebula before the earth coalesced.
- the_third_wave 3y agoThat's why you use a fast neutron (breeder) reactor to extract up to 90% of the potential fissionable "fuel" from that uranium instead of just a few percent. Another option is the use of thorium of which is there is ca. 3 times as much. By the time both uranium and thorium run out there'll either be practical fusion energy or one of those new battery technologies which are always popping up.
- adrianN 3y agoNow we just have to invest a few hundred billion for a few decades until er have practical commercial breeder reactors, while still burning coal and gas while we wait and see whether the engineers can figure it out.