How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2017)

Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by epistasis on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:38PM (#23038559)

Great, now can anyone build a reactor that will be cheaper than solar + batteries?

Problems like these make me think of jetpacks or flying cars. It turns out that the future isn't what we thought it would be from the sci-fi ideas of the mid 20th century. It's a lot cooler in some ways, and far far more boring in others. (I want my jetpack)

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by pfdietz on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:51PM (#23038623)

No, because the cost of uranium wasn't the reason nuclear power is expensive (and anyway, this doesn't reduce the uranium price, since conventional mines are cheaper still.)

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by mehrdadn on Thursday April 30, 2020 @10:40PM (#23038571)

For anyone who hasn't seen these yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPvKl6ezyc

Also see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAJM5L9hhBs

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by epistasis on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:41PM (#23038890)

These are incredible and I hadn't seen them, thank you!

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by dylan604 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:25PM (#23038786)

I'd rather have a teleporter than a jetpack. Jetpacks are loud and smelly. I'd rather just beam somewhere instantaneously, and go on with my day.

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by macintux on Thursday April 30, 2020 @11:33PM (#23038845)

Or your clone goes on with their day.

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by ralusek on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:43AM (#23039209)

Those lacking in imagination should be sure to watch The Prestige in order to have it imagined on their behalf.

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Re:How to extract uranium from seawater for nuclear power (2... by DJBunnies on Friday May 01, 2020 @12:07AM (#23039030)

An instance of you.

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