On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:54:02 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

"Peak uranium" is not far behind "peak oil", which is going to happen
within the next decade. The rush to nuclear power, the result of a
desire to lower CO2 emissions, will bring peak uranium ever closer.
Uranium prices will rocket and finding secure supplies will become
ever more difficult.


Utter ********. Ther is certainly enough urnaium for 50 years, and fasty
brerders and other technologies can make a lot more fissionable material
IF THE PRICE IS HIGH ENOUGH. Currently the cost of fuel is about 0.1p
per kilowatt hour. When you look at the potential uranium reserves at
say 10 times the price that it costs now - still only 1p per kilowatt
hour - the resources are MASSIVE.

To avoid Uranium, cut the lead time, remove problems re. proliferation etc.
and have the reactors close to popuations, Thorium looks promising.

http://www.thorium.tv/en/thorium_rea..._reactor_1.php

http://peswiki.com/index.php/PowerPe...orium_Reactors
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Peter.
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