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fsh
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Europe braces for mobile network blackouts
According to IAEA data, there is considerably more minable coal than uranium on earth (by extractible energy). Current nuclear reactors are not scalable to global energy requirements.
Ruthalas
on Sept 29, 2022
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Is that "more" by mass, or energy content?
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Energy content of course. Uranium contains quite some energy, but it is also extremely rare. Without breeders, it would be exhausted in a few years.
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