Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable

Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by fsh on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:16AM (#29200875)

According to TFA, conventional nuclear power plants would exhaust the available uranium resources in 5.7 years if used to provide 100% of the world primary energy. The world could not possibly have followed Sweden and France even if it wanted to.

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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by ben_w on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:23AM (#29200971)

Breeder reactors are a thing. I think the reason we lost interest was down to not needing them rather than anything else, but am prepared to be wrong if that turns out to be an urban legend.

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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by Ottolay on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:27AM (#29201031)

Citation?

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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by p_l on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:36AM (#29201174)

First graphic.

That said, that assumes we only use USA-style LWR/PWRs that depend on natural U-235 to operate, I think, given that the numbers I've seen for reactors operating on unenriched uranium point to more like 50 years as super low-end estimate.

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Re:Nuclear energy is long-term sustainable by Ottolay on Friday November 12, 2021 @11:39AM (#29201232)

My bad, I forgot what "TFA" was.

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