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arent we out of uranium by 2040 anyway? op can have our "nucular" waste anytime. why even waste time on a resource that we cant use in 15 yrs from now? super stupid.
No
Because #1 is no
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/uranium-resources/supply-of-uranium
well max 90 years of usage. 15 years of mining. and its gone. so you take the waste?
Oh this is hilarious how badly you're misunderstanding your own source. This is akin to 'peak oil' 30 years ago. The reserves listed in the article are about how much known reserves are capable of supplying AT FIXED MARKET RATES OF $130 - $230 / KG. And even then, those known reserves are sufficient for another century of mining. Where did you dig up '15 years' from? Reserves are sufficient to last us 'only' a century because there's no commercial benefit to more prospecting with the existing supply being that large.
Some choice quotes from YOUR linked source:
They even SPECIFICALLY addressed your concern!
Did you just try to google and link the first result or something? HALF THE ARTICLE IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW WE HISTORICALLY KEEP TALKING ABOUT RESOURCES RUNNING DRY, AND WHY THAT ENTIRE IDEA IS NONSENSE.
you do not seem to understand it really. maybe use more caps? throw in some exclamation marks maybe. put on a red cap?
Oh gee, that's your best argument right now? Usage of caps? Lmao
“oh it won’t run out, it’ll just be ridiculously expensive, despite the fact it’s already more expensive than renewables!”
Yeah great fucking argument dude, 10/10.
A hundred years supply, probably more, at the current market rate, is not enough of a reserve? Also, the cost of uranium is not the major cost of nuclear power. It's barely even a drop in the bucket.
Hand them over, I can still use those Uranium rods as dildos.
nah i think rectal use of uranium is maga only