/sci/ - Science & Math

>>5636582
right, the heat energy is released by the kinetic energy of U239 splitting into lighter elements. these lighter elements travel through a lattice structure and impart their energy.
correct?
>>5636590
> unknowing ignorance is preferred to informed stupidity
>>5636609
no, they don't happen with the same frequency.
but if a turbine breaks, the local populace doesn't become irradiated, the government doesn't have to pay billions for cleanup, evacuation, decontamination, and medical care for survivors. plus lawsuits, the stock market crash because of such an event, etc.

i admit, i made the number up, but it was to emphasize a point. 10-20 sounds more reasonable, and they don't have to be highly trained in physics to fix it.
arguing human error in logistics is moot, ie: shipping fuel rods.

to what quantity?, how much uranium is really in our ocean? 1ppm? 1ppb? 1ppt?
we can get more He3 or tritium from the ocean, just from the distribution of periodic elements.
we can't be to far off. we can simulate the sun using a single laser, and plasma reactors run on He3 are the latest research.

>every object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon.. etc.
yes it will affect wind patterns, but the sheer mass of airflow moving will never be overcome by some hard to move fans.
forests don't stop the wind and jet streams are unaffected by ground level applications