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The energy from that uranium is equivalent to more than two billion tonnes of coal or eight billion barrels of oil. By way of perspective, eight billion barrels of oil is the approximate annual oil consumption of the United States, and about one half the oil available in the northern Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Cameco
Corporation <><><><><><><><><><> QUESTION : anyone have a quick answer on whether this energy equivalence is based on a once-through cycle or some sort of recycling/fissile breeding scheme ? Curious too, how so much heavy metal has ended up on the surface of the earth, instead of sinking to the core..... wonder how much might have ended up "down there" Thanks, Jaro |