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jaguar · 05-26-2001, 01:59 AM

*laughz, might want to check your science. Most nuclear reactors use Uranium 235 as the main fuel, around 4% of every kilo of uranium mind is Uranium 235, so you have got to mine on hell of allot. In that sense it’s almost worse than coal coz the bi-products of mining are often dangerously radioactive. On top of that it is NOT renewable, while I’ve forgotten the half-life for 256 it is VERY long, but we ain't going to get any more of it in a hurry, its going to run out long with fossil fuels, we just haven't been using it for as long/need less of it, it’s not renewable.

You can re-process spare fuel rods, which sounds renewable, all it is is removing the unused uranium 235 from the fuel rods to put in new ones.

05-26-2001, 01:59 AM	#11
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	*laughz, might want to check your science. Most nuclear reactors use Uranium 235 as the main fuel, around 4% of every kilo of uranium mind is Uranium 235, so you have got to mine on hell of allot. In that sense it’s almost worse than coal coz the bi-products of mining are often dangerously radioactive. On top of that it is NOT renewable, while I’ve forgotten the half-life for 256 it is VERY long, but we ain't going to get any more of it in a hurry, its going to run out long with fossil fuels, we just haven't been using it for as long/need less of it, it’s not renewable. You can re-process spare fuel rods, which sounds renewable, all it is is removing the unused uranium 235 from the fuel rods to put in new ones. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain