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Is the production of nuclear power very expensive? [duplicate]
Reuters recently published the following piece:
Nuclear energy too slow, too expensive to save climate: report
Inside, it says:
The cost of generating solar power ranges from $36 to $44 per ...
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Does one kg of rock contain more energy in the form of U-238 than one kg of petroleum? [closed]
Let's consider rock and petroleum. Which contains more energy per kilogram? Due to Einstein, we know mass is energy, and the energy contents of both are equivalent. However, let's forget this and ...
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Does nuclear power cause fewer deaths than other forms of electricity production, accidents included?
There have been several questions related to nuclear power in comparison to other forms of electricity production:
Are there fewer accidental deaths at nuclear power plants than others?
Do coal ...
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Has Brilliant Light Power developed a new source of energy from water molecules?
Brilliant Light Power is a company that claims, on their web-site, to have:
developed a new commercially competitive, non-polluting, plasma-based primary source of massive power from the conversion ...
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Can thorium end the energy crisis?
It seems that, as of lately thorium is steadily increasing in popularity, as an alternative to traditional nuclear fuels. Here's Mr. Kirk Sorensen in a TED video advocating the use of thorium. Thorium ...
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Is the Rossi Focardi LENR true?
Italian inventor Andrea Rossi claims to have discovered cold fusion. There is a history of dis-proven discoveries in this area. How were they debunked and are the arguments applicable to the new case ...
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Is the net output of CO₂ from Nuclear Energy lower than the net output of other energy sources?
While CO₂ is not produced directly when producing electricity from nuclear power, it is obvious that obtaining the radioactive material and preparing it for its use in a plant inevitably produces some ...
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Is nuclear fusion energy as safe as its proponents claim?
With my limited knowledge of the process of nuclear fusion energy, this seems like one of the most promising methods for producing huge amounts of energy, with relatively very low risk, once ...
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Are there fewer accidental deaths at nuclear power plants than others?
I have seen the stats on this website saying that the number of death caused by nuclear accidents was way smaller then those caused by any other energy production factory. Do you have any information, ...
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