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ET on January 11, 2007 - 2:00pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Another issue I rarely see addressed in the realm of problems with nuclear power is the issue of mining. If fission power is hugely ramped up, mining waste and pollution issues will become correspondingly huge. As in many other such issues, there are sensible approaches that can mitigate the problems. The big question is, will these sensible approaches be implemented? Our poor past record with other energy sources, primarily those that require actual mining such as coal and tar sands, is not at all encouraging.

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slaphappy on January 11, 2007 - 9:41pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Not a lot of mining needed. The amount of Uranium it would take to power the country for a year would fit into a few semi trailers. Even with low grade ore, that's not a lot. Of course, without breeders, multiply that by a hudred or so, but it still isn't much, maybe one medium sized mine or so. Certainly nothing like the scale of our mining for almost any other mineral imaginable (copper, cobalt, coal, you name it).

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