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Re:Closing factories will not be enough to save Volkswagen by lightedman on Thursday September 12, 2024 @07:52PM (#41526867)
Uranium is not required for nuclear energy. We have other elements that work, like thorium.
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Re:Closing factories will not be enough to save Volkswagen by pfdietz on Thursday September 12, 2024 @11:20PM (#41527801)
Which is used by... transmuting it into uranium (U-233, to be precise.)
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Re:Closing factories will not be enough to save Volkswagen by lightedman on Saturday September 14, 2024 @12:20AM (#41537441)
Nope, we can do it direct using alphavoltaics.
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Re:Closing factories will not be enough to save Volkswagen by pfdietz on Saturday September 14, 2024 @01:32AM (#41537688)
Exploiting the alpha decay of thorium? If we fully capture the alpha decay energy from the decay chain of Th-232, we get about 24 milliwatts per ton of Th-232. That doesn't seem practical at all.
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