Re: Nuclear energy can't solve global warming

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:38:48 -0700, foote wrote:

> "Shava_X" <voodopeople@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.08.12.02.30.35.497443@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:12:34 -0700, foote wrote:
>>
>>> so......... your saying that ALLl 8,000 degrees
>>> of heat are used in the conversion of
>>> nucler heat (8k degrees) into steam???
>>>
>>> it definetly does not sound like they use
>>> all 8k heat here..to generates the elecricity...
>>>
>>>
>>> some nuke plants use coolants other than
>>> water to absorb the heat...like liquid sodium...
>>>
>>>
>>> also if you read the article... there is no needed
>>> for high gas taxes...
>>>
>>> the goverment has pumped $160 billion into nuke power in
>>> the last 60 years... and has spent very little
>>> on other power sources in the same time
>>> frame... heck were blowing 5 billion a week
>>> in Iraq and $1 billion/mo in Afghan...
>>>
>>> a small tax on gas like a nickle or dime
>>> would be ok to most people but higher than
>>> that there will be massive resistence...
>>>
>>> on my links page there are many other
>>> ideas about envergy ....that are here already
>>> and don't need to be RESEARCHED but
>>> implemented...
>>>
>>> http://www.mydr2.com/fav_links.html
>>>
>>> fffffffffff
>>>
>>
>>
>> No, not all of the heat energy generated in a nuclear power plant is
>> converted to electricity, that would be impossible. However, the percent
>> that is converted is probably comparable to the percent of heat converted
>> to electricity in a typical non-nuclear power plant. i have heard that
>> nuclear plants often convert more of the heat to electricity than
>> conventional plants, but i don't recall where i heard that (and it is
>> going to differ from plant to plant...).
>>
>> Not all nuclear power plants use water in the primary loop (the one that
>> actually cools the core), but most do. And they all use water for the
>> secondary loop, the one that drives the turbines.
>>
>> i do agree that the U.S. Government has not paid nearly enough attention
>> to other potential power source...
>>
>>
> that is rediculous the core temp is 8,000 degrees... that one hot engine...
>
>
> in a convetional oil, gas, coal power plant
> does not get up to 8,000 degrees
> before it starts producing electricity..
>
> only
> a fraction of the temp.. is needed in conventional power plants to turn the
> water
> into steam to run the turbines.....
>
> hence almost total energy inefficiency...
>
> fffffffff


No, how hot the the system gets does not effect efficiency. It only
effects how much energy there will be available for conversion to
electricity. It is possible for a plant running at 8k degrees to be more
efficient than a plant running at lower temperatures.



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