Oct 14 2009, 01:51 AM
QUOTE(DeniseLau @ Oct 12 2009, 08:28 PM)
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Unless I'm mistaken, E=mc^2 is not usable when we talk about nuclear power generation. We're not destroying the mass of uranium to create that energy. We're using the materials radiated heat to boil water and make steam which powers the turbine.
I beg to differ. Mass balance of the released components of a fission reaction will show a small loss of mass from the original element+neutron. This lost mass is converted to pure energy by that famous equation of Einstein. The energy(in the form of heat) is then fed to a process fluid (liquid sodium) in the common manner as any power generation plant.Unless I'm mistaken, E=mc^2 is not usable when we talk about nuclear power generation. We're not destroying the mass of uranium to create that energy. We're using the materials radiated heat to boil water and make steam which powers the turbine.
Most of the concerns regarding its application have been very well discussed by DeniseLau already. I would like to add that I feel Malaysia is a little late to jump onto the bandwagon. This initiative would have been a good idea perhaps 20 years ago (but then, we did not, and still dont really have the know how).
Imo, nuclear fission power production will eventually reach a dead end, similar to fossil fuels. The future lies in nuclear fusion. The conspiracy side in me says that its already been discovered, but not revealed to protect "certain" interests
This post has been edited by joe_star: Oct 14 2009, 02:00 AM
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