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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Does the book actually say there's enough plutonium in the ground to provide our power needs for the next 1000 years? Because if it does, that goes against some claims I've heard elsewhere recently (though I'd have to search to remember where). And I'm curious as to why he thinks solar, wind and tides won't be workable long-term, when they will require far less and less intensive maintenance than nuclear...
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Uranium, please, not plutonium
. There are certainly estimated to be sufficient reserves of easily-obtainable uranium to last for many centuries.
As I've just explained on another thread, you cannot use wind and solar power for your "base load" power generation requirements, which is what coal stations are used for today. Nuclear really is the only viable alternative for that.