[ RadSafe ] Metric Tonne

[franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]

Spencer,
Please pay attention, that Darn explicitely wrote U (elemental uranium) and U3O8 (tri-uranium oct-oxide). You forgot in your calculation obviously the contribution of the eight oxygen atoms. 

Best regards,

Franz

---- FISHER Spencer -NUCLEAR <spencer.fisher at opg.com> schrieb:
> If a Metric Tonne is 1000 Kg = 2205 lb. then 550 metric tonne =
> 1,212,750 lb.  So I do not understand the calculation below.
> 
> "an W. McCarn, Geologist; 3118 Pebble Lake Drive; Sugar Land, TX 77479;
> USA 
> HotGreenChile at gmail.com   mccarn at unileoben.ac.at
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> 
> By my calculation, the 550 metric tonnes U amounts to 1,430,000 lbs U3O8
> having a commercial value of $107,250,000 at $75 / lb U3O8.