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The chart in the article puts fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) on one side and renewables (solar, wind) and low emission sources (hydro) on the other. Then it puts
by WildUtah 12y ago
The chart in the article puts fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) on one side and renewables (solar, wind) and low emission sources (hydro) on the other. Then it puts nuclear with the fossil fuels. Nuclear belongs on the renewable and no emission side; its disadvantage isn't global warming or limited fuel but possible industrial accidents. the chart would be much more informative if the divide reflected actual future energy and pollution challenges the nations are facing.
Wow. Has Japan really abandoned its nuclear power that thoroughly? If it sets itself up in a resource race with China, it's going to be sorry someday.
- manicdee 12y agoHow do you renew the supply of nuclear fuel?
- WildUtah 12y agoThere isn't any shortage now; plenty of known cheap reserves exist. New fuels in upcoming fission reactors like thorium are also very abundant. Also, breeder reactions can extend the current supply of nuclear fuel effectively indefinitely and reduce the amount of waste to dispose of. Meanwhile by comparison natural gas supplies are set to peak within two decades and oil production peaked in 2005. Coal won't peak for a while but the most desirable anthracite is already exhausted outside China and Vietnam. Filthy lignite production is twice as high and bitumen is ten times as high.