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Re:Turning desalination waste into a useful resource by vilhelm_s on Sunday January 24, 2021 @03:28PM (#25895583)
I think you overestimate the energy in uranium. 8000GWh per tonne and year would be 28.8 TJ/kg, while the numbers I have seen is more like 0.7 TJ/kg (http://www.plux.co.uk/energy-density-of-uranium/).
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Re:Turning desalination waste into a useful resource by 08-15 on Sunday January 24, 2021 @03:45PM (#25895781)
What part of "this assumes a breeder reactor" did you not understand?
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Re:Turning desalination waste into a useful resource by vilhelm_s on Sunday January 24, 2021 @06:46PM (#25897420)
Oh I missed that!
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