nuclear energy from the sun ?
Steve Longman
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> The fuel supply for nuclear power is virtually limitless if we use
> fast-breeder reactors to produce plutonium -- .
> But only a few fast-breeder reactors have been constructed, and they
> have proved to be prohibitively expensive, largely as a result of
> the need for special safety systems. These reactors generate an
> extraordinary amount of heat in a very small space and use molten
> metals or liquid sodium to remove the heat. Designing reactors to
> take these properties into account has made them costly to build and
>> shutdowns: the French Superphoenix reactor operated for less than
> one year during the first ten years after it had been commissioned.
I agree, atomic power is the salvation for mankind
> France and the UK, despite having pursued breeder programs for
> several decades, have no plans for constructing more such plants.
> Japan has not restarted its Monju reactor, which was shut down after
> a sodium fire in December 1995. Among countries that have
> constructed breeders, Russia alone supports further development.
>
> It is also possible to reprocess spent fuel into a form known as MOX
> (mixed oxide), which consists of a mixture of plutonium and uranium
> oxides. Reprocessed MOX fuel can then be used to replace
> conventionaal uranium fuel in power plants. However, only two MOX
> plants have been built (one in the UK, the other in France), and
> both have turned out to be environmental and financial nightmares.
>
> Uranium -- the usual fuel for conventional reactors -- must be
> mined, and it exists in finite quantities. The US currently
> possesses enough uranium to fuel existing nuclear reactors for the
> next 40 years. The mining process is wasteful, polluting, and
> dangerous: the early New Mexico uranium mines, which employed mostly
> Navajo workers, ruined thousands of acres of Native lands and
> poisoned workers and their families. The entire episode constitutes
> a horrific and permanent blot on the industry's record.
> that would be party to Mass Murder.
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> > The fuel supply for nuclear power is virtually limitless if we use
> > fast-breeder reactors to produce plutonium -- .
> > But only a few fast-breeder reactors have been constructed, and they
> > have proved to be prohibitively expensive, largely as a result of
> > the need for special safety systems. These reactors generate an
> > extraordinary amount of heat in a very small space and use molten
> > metals or liquid sodium to remove the heat. Designing reactors to
> > take these properties into account has made them costly to build and
> >> shutdowns: the French Superphoenix reactor operated for less than
> > one year during the first ten years after it had been commissioned.
>
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> I agree, atomic power is the salvation for mankind
Out of luck there.
We already use it in our cars and it's running out.
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Dirk
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Ron
We can grow more energy in the form of sugar beets.
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