Re:Tesla Q1 2021 Results
by nickik on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:59PM
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> Problem ? In 2015 at the current rate of consumption 130 years of uranium left on earth !
First of all, this is nonsense. The same old peak-blabla nonsense.
Second of all, thorium can be used in current reactors. Third, thorium is practically unlimited.
Existing nuclear 'waste' and nuclear bombs contain huge amounts of potential energy as well.
With newer reactors these limits can be further broken by moving from terrible utilization to much higher utilization. And lets not ignore that modern CO2 turbines can improve efficiency by a further 20% at least.
There is absolutely no limit to fission in any theoretical or practical sense.
Its arguably renewable as volcanoes transport new thorium to the surface.
First of all, this is nonsense. The same old peak-blabla nonsense.
Second of all, thorium can be used in current reactors. Third, thorium is practically unlimited.
Existing nuclear 'waste' and nuclear bombs contain huge amounts of potential energy as well.
With newer reactors these limits can be further broken by moving from terrible utilization to much higher utilization. And lets not ignore that modern CO2 turbines can improve efficiency by a further 20% at least.
There is absolutely no limit to fission in any theoretical or practical sense.
Its arguably renewable as volcanoes transport new thorium to the surface.