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they will be dependent on their allies for fuel sources.. in a list of countries with uranium resverves 1-59 they're number 55! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by senectus1 11mo ago
they will be dependent on their allies for fuel sources..
in a list of countries with uranium resverves 1-59 they're number 55!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_reserves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_uranium_r...
- stinkbeetle 11mo agoNumber 55 when sorted alphabetically, if you're talking about the USA.
- lucaslazarus 11mo agoThe U.S. is ranked #17 in that list at 101,900 tonnes, not #55.
- UltraSane 11mo agoDo you have any idea how little Uranium reactors use? And in any case Australia host a LOT of uranium and is a very close ally and is happy to sell it to the US.
- tjmc 11mo agoAnd we're even happier if you keep it!
- UltraSane 11mo agoNuclear power is great and Australia is foolish for having 1/3 of all uranium in the world and not using it.
- protocolture 11mo ago100%. We have this thing where every 10 years or so we collectively admit that if we started nuclear 10 years ago it would be fine, but we need it now, so it should remain illegal because its too expensive. Its some of the most insane doublethink in human politics.
- UltraSane 11mo agoAnd peak demand in 2024 was only 38GW so you would only need like 40 reactors to provide all electricity.
- protocolture 11mo agoAnd we are swimming in Uranium and water for cooling, and we are tectonically stable. And every single argument is a weird either or scenario. Like some people want Gas. JUST Gas. Some people want Solar and Wind. JUST Solar and Wind. Nuclear power can also fill batteries. Can also fill pumped hydro storage. Ditto Gas. Nuke and Gas are good for restarting a grid when theres a catastrophe, see Spain. Give engineers more tools, not less. Its infuriating.
- stinkbeetle 11mo agoDoubly so when you consider their enormous reserves of bauxite, iron ore, and met coal. They could have set up green steel and aluminum industries supplying the world. Instead they ship millions of tons of unprocessed ore and thermal coal to east asia where it's processed with CO2 intensive energy, and then the metals are shipped back in the form of automobiles and construction materials.
- PKop 11mo agoDid you honestly not look at the numbers in the chart? It's sorted alphabetically by default lol.