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The Environment / More Global Warming articles
« on: 25/03/2011 00:44:53 »
Thanks yor_on, although I think I would call it an anti-spiritual journey, or a journey of truth rather than spiritual []
The girlfriend who showed me Skeptoid is now an ex-girlfriend, I'm trying to convert my current girlfriend to skepticism []
As far as alternative energy being able to satisfy our need, I think it is safe to say that there is really nothing on the horizon which can come even close to satisfy our needs other than nuclear. Home energy is the minority of the energy used, the rest is industrial/commercial. For that we need a large amount of power which is available on demand, which none of the other energy sources like wind and solar can produce. Nuclear is extremely clean energy all things considered, especially compared to the only other reliable source....coal []
I think calling the spent fuel from nuclear reactors "waste" is somewhat of a misnomer. The leftover fuel is still mostly fissable material once it is run through a breeder reactor. It's just cheaper to use what is currently plentiful natural uranium. We should definitely store the material where we can access it, since in future generations or future reactors it may be highly cost effective to use the "waste" as primary fuel.
I believe I heard something about Thorium reactors being able to use "waste" from other reactors?? Not sure about that though.
The girlfriend who showed me Skeptoid is now an ex-girlfriend, I'm trying to convert my current girlfriend to skepticism []
As far as alternative energy being able to satisfy our need, I think it is safe to say that there is really nothing on the horizon which can come even close to satisfy our needs other than nuclear. Home energy is the minority of the energy used, the rest is industrial/commercial. For that we need a large amount of power which is available on demand, which none of the other energy sources like wind and solar can produce. Nuclear is extremely clean energy all things considered, especially compared to the only other reliable source....coal []
I think calling the spent fuel from nuclear reactors "waste" is somewhat of a misnomer. The leftover fuel is still mostly fissable material once it is run through a breeder reactor. It's just cheaper to use what is currently plentiful natural uranium. We should definitely store the material where we can access it, since in future generations or future reactors it may be highly cost effective to use the "waste" as primary fuel.
I believe I heard something about Thorium reactors being able to use "waste" from other reactors?? Not sure about that though.