The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid of it

Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by pfdietz on Saturday October 24, 2020 @07:24AM (#24878491)

Centrifuge enrichment is actually quite energy efficient, using just 2% of the energy of enrichment by gaseous diffusion.

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Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by jnxx on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:58AM (#24879588)

That diffusion isn't efficient is not surprising as it's an almost purely entropy-generating process.

But does centrifuge enrichment not use still, in absolute terms, a large amount of energy?

Looking at the EROEI numbers of different enrichment levels:

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Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ... by pfdietz on Saturday October 24, 2020 @11:25AM (#24879745)

Your link shows it's a trivial amount of energy compared to what the reactor will produce. As a criticism of nuclear it's a non-starter.

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