tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post115997224266755931..comments2023-06-13T11:51:31.233+02:00Comments on Long Burn: EnergyMatt_Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-1160673913347331962006-10-12T19:25:00.000+02:002006-10-12T19:25:00.000+02:00Matt, that's too much time. I'm intensely curious...Matt, that's too much time. I'm intensely curious about What's Next, but at this rate, we won't know until after I die. Grrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-1160228577311416682006-10-07T15:42:00.000+02:002006-10-07T15:42:00.000+02:00Now when I've slept on it I think the best thing w...Now when I've slept on it I think the best thing would be to add a paragraph explaining the economic side of it-- for example if the price goes up not only will consumption shift but also it will become profitable to drill or mine deposits that would not have been used at the lower price. At some price it would even make sense to extract uranium from seawater.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-1160080114001367872006-10-05T22:28:00.000+02:002006-10-05T22:28:00.000+02:00Good point BW-- I cut off the fine print but it sa...Good point BW-- I cut off the fine print but it says that the lifetime is derived using known resources and the rate of use in 2005-- i.e. it assumes that there is no change in the amount of energy that is used or in the consumption pattern which of course is a gross oversimplification. But the book is about chemistry, not economics. Thanks for the link Joe, that is good information, I am updating the table. Must admit I got a little suspicious though when they kept mentioning how uranium is found in sea-water. Sea water contains every naturally occuring element for land sakes, and even some unnatural ones.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-1160003224296219792006-10-05T01:07:00.000+02:002006-10-05T01:07:00.000+02:00Take a look at this from the World Nuclear Associa...Take a look at this from the World Nuclear Association. I had heard the US had approximately 50 years worth at current rates but I can't recall the source. According to this report there is 200+ years supply worldwide.<BR/><BR/>http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/printable_information_papers/inf75print.htm<BR/><BR/>A fast breeder reactor could improve this supply 60 fold according to the report.<BR/><BR/>Do you know anything about Thorium as a fuel source?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341661711631500511noreply@blogger.com