In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:38 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I do not have the exact numbers handy but I have >looked up the amount of energy it takes to mine and manufacture >uranium fuel compared to the energy produced by the fuel, and the >numbers are quite favorable compared to, say, gasoline, which has 10% >to 20% energy overhead these days (depending on the grade of the oil, >where it is extracted, where it is transported to, and other factors).
I suspect that most of the energy involved in Uranium production goes into the enrichment process, so utilizing Candu reactors (which can use natural uranium) should make it even easier. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
