[ RadSafe ] UN Report on Nuclear Power

[Muckerheide, Jim (CDA)]

Well, no.  The current GA plants have been based on U235 (20%), but the
prototype being designed in Russia is to burn weapon surplus Pu.

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
 

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>[mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of John Andrews
>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:57 PM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] UN Report on Nuclear Power
>
>John R Johnson wrote:
>> Otto and other Rasdsafers
>>
>> We shouldn't forget about Th-Nat->U-233. It can  capture a 
>neutron to 
>> go to Th-233 (half life ~22 min.) which decays to Pa-233 ((half life 
>> ~22 days) and to
>> U-233  (half life ~162000years). I think this is better than U-Nat-> 
>> Pu-239.
>>
>> John
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>> John R Johnson, PhD
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>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Otto G. Raabe" 
><ograabe at ucdavis.edu>
>> To: <Cehn at aol.com>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 9:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] UN Report on Nuclear Power
>>
>>
>>> At 09:18 AM 4/30/2007, Cehn at aol.com wrote:
>>>> Nuclear power will save the world, UN scientists  claim
>>>> Last updated at 10:35am on 30th April 2007
>>> ***********************************
>>> April 30, 2007
>>>
>>> More importantly, nuclear power and hydrogen fuel cells can save us 
>>> from crippling dependance on global oil. We already have all the 
>>> fissile material  (Pu-239) and breeder material (DU) to 
>build another 
>>> 100 nuclear plants in the U.S.  With plentiful electricity we can 
>>> make hydrogen by hydrolysis. Hydrogen fuel-cell powered motor 
>>> vehicles emit only water, so out health threatening air pollution 
>>> problem will be eliminated.  Oil dependence can be reduced and 
>>> eventually eliminated.
>>>
>>> When I mention these facts in polite company the usual response is. 
>>> "But what about Chenobyl?" and "What are we going to do 
>with the waste?"
>>> We know these are bogus questions, but we need to do a 
>better job of 
>>> educating the public and the politicians.
>>>
>>> Otto
>>>
>>> P.S. The small increase in average global temperature from 1970 to 
>>> 2000 (about one degree Fahrenheit) is correlated perfectly with 
>>> increased radiant energy from the sun over which we have no control.
>>>
>>>
>>> **********************************************
>>> Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP
>>> Center for Health & the Environment
>>> University of California
>>> One Shields Avenue
>>> Davis, CA 95616
>>> E-Mail: ograabe at ucdavis.edu
>>> Phone: (530) 752-7754   FAX: (530) 758-6140
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>Ah, yes! the General Atomic HTGR system or something like it.
>
>John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
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