From the video: most reactors today use enriched Uranium 235 cores, which burn through the U-235 to some percent before having to recycle.
Let's say 50% of the U235 is used up (the video seems to imply that even more is used up in the little pellet disassembly model).
Let's also say nuclear power has been powering 30% of the US for 50 years.
Here is some math- will recycling 50% of the Uranium (she doesn't specify how much power the other "stuff" is useful for) leftovers from powering 30% of the country for 50 years, allow for powering the ENTIRE country for 100 years?
What bullshit is that?
Yes, there is a lot of nuclear waste, and storage for eternity will be a huge problem (much like national debts that everyone just glosses over) - but will this be as good as these retards are saying?
localsal 0 points 11 months ago
LMAO.
Simple maths shows this is bullshit.
From the video: most reactors today use enriched Uranium 235 cores, which burn through the U-235 to some percent before having to recycle.
Let's say 50% of the U235 is used up (the video seems to imply that even more is used up in the little pellet disassembly model).
Let's also say nuclear power has been powering 30% of the US for 50 years.
Here is some math- will recycling 50% of the Uranium (she doesn't specify how much power the other "stuff" is useful for) leftovers from powering 30% of the country for 50 years, allow for powering the ENTIRE country for 100 years?
What bullshit is that?
Yes, there is a lot of nuclear waste, and storage for eternity will be a huge problem (much like national debts that everyone just glosses over) - but will this be as good as these retards are saying?
The math says no.