publius on Nostr: …already mined would suffice to provide current and foreseeable world total energy ...

…already mined would suffice to provide current and foreseeable world total energy (not just electricity) needs for generations, to say nothing of the stockpiled by-product thorium from rare-earth mining, or U and Th from coal ash, seawater, and other unconventional resources.

Speaking of total energy, nuclear plants located reasonably close to cities can provide heat for domestic and industrial use, and this heat can even be used for refrigeration. This costs in pipe-work…

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