On 8/4/2016 12:34 PM, gophomaxx@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, June 19, 2000 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, ace^ wrote:
>> Nuclear Power is a great boondoggle. there is no increase in the
>> energy created by the use of uranium.
>> The energy is all added from an already available electrical source at
>> the TVA power line.
>> When the uranium is processed it is it not hot enough to boil water so
>> the uranium must be enriched to make it fuel for the nuclear power
>> plants.
>> This results in a loss of energy. Nuclear Power is consumer of energy
>> not a producer!
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> On Monday, June 19, 2000 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, ace^ wrote:
>> Nuclear Power is a great boondoggle. there is no increase in the
>> energy created by the use of uranium.
>> The energy is all added from an already available electrical source at
>> the TVA power line.
>> When the uranium is processed it is it not hot enough to boil water so
>> the uranium must be enriched to make it fuel for the nuclear power
>> plants.
>> This results in a loss of energy. Nuclear Power is consumer of energy
>> not a producer!
>> --
>> azelb@hotmail.com
>>
>>
>> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>> Before you buy.
>
> Nuclear Physics basic laws include the "preservation of energy" rule which states that energy may not be destroyed or created. Energy may only be transferred or transformed to another form. The energy is captured by the Rough River Dam and Power Plant that generates electric current (The first in a chain of transformation of energy) This electricity is then carried by power line to Paducah, KY where it is used by the "enrichment reactor" to increase the radioactivity of the uranium (U235) to make it "hot" enough to make water boil. This U235 is then transported by truck or train to the Nuclear Power Plant where it is used to produce steam (the most inefficient transfer). The steam produces energy to turn the turbine and make electricity to sent over the wires to the factory or Cities that use electricity. The net result is a loss from the original power generated by the Hydro-electric Dam or the coal fired power station.
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What a bunch of BS. Ever hear of e=mc**2? The energy produced by
nuclear fission comes from the conversion of mass into thermal energy
(mass and energy are equivalent, so this is energy being "transferred or
transformed to another form"). The total energy input into the process
(including enrichment) is about 2% of the output. This is actually
better than coal, gas, and solar. See here:
http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/energy-analysis-of-power-systems.aspx
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