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No LK99 So Nuclear Power?

1 pointsby rakkhiover 1 year ago

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tuatoruover 1 year ago
Nuclear will be fine if the economics work. So far there appears little chance of that.<p>Also, this is misleading:-<p>&gt; Did you know you can use the heat produced in Nuclear power reactors directly for things like turning Iron Ore to steel. No natural gas or conversion to Electricity required: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;royalsocietypublishing.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;abs&#x2F;10.1098&#x2F;rspa.1974.0144" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;royalsocietypublishing.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;abs&#x2F;10.1098&#x2F;rspa.1974...</a> .<p>The abstract of the reference given says &quot;With nuclear heat, the fossil fuel--re-formed to a suitable reductant--is confined to the chemical role and not used as a source of heat.&quot;<p>So, still using coal.<p>In contrast to more modern methods that avoid coal altogether, by using hydrogen as the reducer, or by direct electrolysis of molten ore.