Comment on Would nuclear reactors be feasible everywhere?
zepheriths@lemmy.world 1 year ago
For the foreseeable future, nuclear would work fine. As long as there isn’t corrosive compounds the water works fine, and there is enough uranium alone to power nuclear plants for the next 2000 years
howrar@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Wait, only 2000 years? As in this is how much we’ve mined or is this how much is available to mine? And is that assuming we maintain our current level of consumption? 2000 years feels way too short for something that all of humanity relies on.
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Considering how long we’ve had nuclear power and how short a time electricity has widely been in use, 2000 years is a crazy long time. Given how quickly we’ve developed power generation technology, it’s highly likely that we adopt other technologies like solar, wind, and hopefully fusion reactors long before we run out of uranium.