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[Occhidiangela]

Great as the potential energy from uranium is, continued use of it at its current consumption rate will get us, what, 280 years or so?

And considering that the aformentioned consumption rate is... miniscule, compared to the rest of the stuff that we burn for energy, any sort of heavy switch to it will mean that it won't be long before we'll be out. I think I've read something along the lines of "If all the energy humans consume on the Earth were powered by nuclear reactors, we'd be out of uranium in 10 years, while coal'd last us 700"

Now, if only we could get that cold fusion thing going...
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Breeder reactors. The Uranium supply issue isn't as dire if you use breeder reactors.

There is also the question on reserves versus reserve expansion based on better methods to extract ore. Two hundred and eighty years allows for a lot of growth in how to synthesize better insulation, thermoefficient design, and renewable fuel sources.

I'd like us to be on that path before I die.

Occhi