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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The_Evil_Lord: [QB] One aspect of nucleair energy is often overlooked: current reactors run on a particular uranium isotope (-235, IIRC) which isn't exactly present in abundance. If the current energy output was raised (solely by nucleair powerplants, as they are the only "viable" means we have) by say, 50% (which would be sufficient for a few decades - at least until countries like India and China really reach the industrial age), the present amount of U-235 would last us roughly 40 years. After that, unless we had/would have seriously invested in finding alternative sources of energy (i.e. fusion, or hybrid plants that can process plutonium [b](which raises serious security issues regarding nuclear proliferation, btw)[/b]), we'd be in the dark - think of the consequences a global outtage would have! The way I see it, our best hopes lie with fusion, or perhaps even anti-matter, technology to carry us through the 21st century - approximately 5 decades remain, and I wish governments would realise the just how dire our predicament is. [i]It's the final countdown...[/i] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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