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Uranium supply is not an issue at all, given that plenty of nations sell it, it is not rare mineral and can be found in abundance. and you need to replenish ur
by slt2021 2y ago
Uranium supply is not an issue at all, given that plenty of nations sell it, it is not rare mineral and can be found in abundance.
and you need to replenish uranium fuel like once in 5 years - so this is not an issue at all for nuclear energy
- natmaka 2y ago> Uranium supply is not an issue I disagree: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41783584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41783584 > you need to replenish uranium fuel like once in 5 years At best. Then, if you cannot obtain uranium, your reactor is just a pile of hot waste.
- Moldoteck 2y agoImo I find such statements like 100-150 years of supply similar to the statements about petroleum supply that was about to end and suddenly with demand, new supply was found, just like with other materials like lithium
- natmaka 2y agoThis is a billion dollar bet, who wants to take it? No such risk with renewables.