Combined with Generation IV reactors, energy problems and pollution solved at the same time.
Now all we need is the brains to agree on it...
Bwahahahaha...!
Pretty incredible.
Makes me think of the Night Gallery episode with William Windom as a Scientist that develops Fission from non Nuclear Material.
He is depressed about the Death of his Young Daughter and is a Basket case. A Team of Government Scientists carry on his work and then they decide to Test it.
Bad move.
I think the environmentalists will tie this up with so many lawsuits, propaganda attacks, etc, that this won’t ever see the light of day.
A long time ago, I read a scifi story about how they had genetically modified coral to absorb gold from seawater, and that gold had become just a pretty, but nearly worthless, metal.
What about ridding the oceans of mercury so we can all eat more fish without getting sick?
That would be worth something.
I’m just wondering if there is any application to this in using a salt to extract uranium from land sources in mining, as opposed to using the mechanical we use now.
I’m assuming uranium has an affinity for salt when I ask this question.
Relative to energy needs nuclear can well supply our demands. We do not have enough nuclear at this present moment to supply our energy needs. This is because of politics and not engineering.
Until we are a nuclear powered society we must rely on coal, natural gas, and oil. By the way, CO2 is plant food and world production of grains has increased dramatically because of increased CO2 levels.
Relative to wind and solar power they are good if they can compete in the marketplace of energy. At present they can not and will not. Not one damn solar system or wind system would have ever been built if not for government subsidies or mandates.
PS
That Prius you may be driving that is all electric gets its electricity in the major part from Coal, Natural Gas, or Oil Fired Generators. If you look at the power losses from the generator until it charges your battery of your Prius it is appalling. If you look at the power required to make the batteries it is appalling. Electric cars do little to reduce CO2 levels.
Considering the subsidies given by the government and tax credits, a Prius makes great sense. You buy it and your are getting a free ride on someone else’s tax dollar.
The government has distorted normal market forces by picking winners and losers and CO2 is not a pollutant.
A 1966 Chevelle with two four barrel Holleys. It does not get much better than that. I must admit that new engineering, computer controlled fuel injection systems and turbos are superior. If you have never driven that Chevelle and listened to the sound you will never understand.
If they can do a heavy metal like uranium what about other heavy metals like platinum, gold or silver. Maybe we can really go to a gold standard monetary system.
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With all the radioactive waste flowing into the environment on a daily basis from Fukushima, I hope someone in nuke power is at least toying with the idea of removing a tiny part of the nuke industry pollution from the ocean.
FUKUSHIMA
just dont let GE participate
Solvable most likely by the West. And would require scientific and moral “standards” in it’s development, therefore automatically to be rejected by the left.
Forget it. Won’t happen.