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Are you concerned with the UK government's plan to build a new generation of nuclear

Milkey Bar Kid · 2009-04-16 08:49:37

I got this from the paper today and wondered what all your thoughts are.

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#62 17-04-2009 11:11AM

Dublin_Gunner

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Peteee wrote: »

Theres plenty of Uranium in sea water.

Also uranium costs make up a very small proportion of Nuclear powers actual cost so even if Uranium were to cost 1,000 dollars a kg it would still be economical to extract and use. It's not like oil/coal where spot prices for the material have a massive effect on electricity prices.

Well, around 4.5Bln tons, if this article is to be believed:
http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/2006/01/207-uranium-from-seawater-part-1.html

And seems highly usable. The article really states what can be done if people want to put the effort in. And this method of mining is so simple and safe - anyone can do it.

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