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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:04 PM Original message |
Peak Uranium: What’s Going to Fuel All Those Nuclear Plants? |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Say what? |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. We'll get all the uranium we need from seawater, doncha know. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I'm sorry, are you trying to mock science? You do know this has been done, right? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Yeah, 1000 tons of materials to get 1kg of uranium. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Seriously, though: uranium peak is built-in |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Did you read the MIT report? |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Yeah. I liked its underwhelming view of a nuclear future |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. The manager of Kansai needs to work on his paranoia. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Oh, but science says "sorry" |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 04:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Nonsense |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. You might want to quantify "soon." |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. 50 years (nt) |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Good luck, grandkids... |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Actually got about a 4,400 year supply of uranium. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. ROFL! |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Right, because it's not like science is a science or anything. |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You made the claim, so you make the argument |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. It's not an "argument," and the only person I see who's not presenting facts is you. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. 50 years might as well be forever |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-19-08 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. only the US needs fresh uranium every time |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
16. Well, if you are into the science of the matter... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Deleted sub-thread |
Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-20-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. Let me list the ways ... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-21-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. Does this article talk at all about the oil based fuel needed to mine, |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Looks like we have a winner |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'm not a nuclear supporter but... |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. again, without oil nothing will run |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Yes you are wrong. |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-22-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No, every thing uses oil *at the moment* |
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