The Coming Uranium Crisis

tcd004 writes "MIT reports that the world is running out of fuel for our nuclear reactors due to production limitations and an aging infrastructure. Nuclear power has gained popularity as a carbon-free energy source in recent years, but Dr. Thomas Neff, a research affiliate at MIT's Center for International Studies, warned that fuel scarcity could drive up prices and kill the industry before it gets back on its feet. Passport has pulled together some interesting numbers: there are 440 reactors currently in operation and 82 new plants under construction. The demand for fuel has driven the price of uranium up more than 40% in the last few months — 900% over the last decade. You can follow the spot price for a pound of uranium. "

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Re:Solution

[daeg]

Democracy? But they allow the descendants of ex-criminals to vote! That isn't democracy!

Fuel Crisis

[Rik Sweeney]

Scientists:

Instead of cutting up millions of hamsters every year in the name of research, do this instead:

Buy millions of hamster wheels and hook the little devils up to some turbines.

Not only will this solve the nuclear power crisis, but you can use the spare cash to buy loads of PS3s to run Holding@Home on, thus curing Cancer at the same time.

Re:Fuel Crisis

[o'reor]

Gotta feed those hamsters too... with the price of corn rising sky-high these days, you're not even sure you'll make it.