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In response to "Is 2.5 tons a lot? (I'm being serious here) -- nm" by ty97

That's a great question - I have no idea how much of a reactor that could power once it was refined. But now I want to know. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Mar 15 '23, 17:09

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like it's yellowcake, so no reactors, but if they converted it to fuel pellets somehow it could power some reactors (like CANDU) for a couple months? -- nm - mafic Mar 15, 17:18
“One ton of natural uranium can produce more than 40 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. This is equivalent to burning 16,000 tons of coal or 80,000 barrels of oil.” -- (link*) - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 15, 17:13 1
- so many ebike charges -- nm - Beryllium Mar 15, 17:14

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