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To: Michael.SF.
"Large geothermal plants, which tap geothermal brine, bring it to the surface as a heat-exchanger fluid and then re-inject it into the ground, can have a limited life. The Geysers is a perfect example of depletion over time at a specific site."

Oh, Okay. How about if we inject our excess radionucleides into the downstream well? Then it could be both inexhaustible and renewable!

(Just joking. No incendiary devices needed.)

57 posted on 08/01/2006 1:23:08 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Everybody always looks here for some really incredible insight, and they always find this stuff.)
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To: NicknamedBob
How about if we inject our excess radionucleides into the downstream well? Then it could be both inexhaustible and renewable!

They are much more valuable when used as fuel for Integrated Fast Reactors. Follow the link in post #68.

72 posted on 08/01/2006 2:14:13 PM PDT by 3niner
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