Energy density of uranium versus coal is absolutely irrelevant since uranium, as used in powerplants, does not exist in nature. In order to create uranium pellets usable for electric generation, pitchblende - a rare mineral - has to be mined, from which the yellowcake is extracted, at a ratio of two tons of ore to one kilogram of yellowcake. Uranium oxides are then extracted with the help of acid from yellowcake. There is further processing involved before fuel pellets can be made.
Serious problems first arose over the vast concrete base slab for the foundation of the reactor building, which the country's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority found too porous and prone to corrosion. Since then, the authority has blamed Areva for allowing inexperienced subcontractors to drill holes in the wrong places on a vast steel container that seals the reactor.
In December, the authority warned Anne Lauvergeon, the chief executive of Areva, that "the attitude or lack of professional knowledge of some persons" at Areva was holding up work on safety systems.
firstly, in autumn 2010, detection of a large number of defects in the adapters' welds located on the vessel closure head; secondly, in June 2011, during repair operations to correct the previous defects, detection of insufficient thickness in the buttering metal layer located under these welds.
So how come you compare mining with power station accidents? Do you think uranium magically appears out of rainbow unicorn farts?
Hint: you have to mine for uranium ore (pitchblende). And since it is not a widespread as coal, you have to move through a lot of rock to collect enough.
Uranium mining is not a particularly healthy occupation, that's why, for example, the USSR used prisoner labour for that - prisoners were considered expendable.
In the past, commercial jet engines were basically afterburner-less versions of military engines.
Case in point: Rolls-Royse Olympus (used by military and civilian aircraft, marine propulsion and industrial electricity generator) , Soloviev D-30 (MiG-31, Tu-154M).
I know for a fact that some species of catfishes - corydoras come to mind - can breathe air, absorbing oxygen through their gut. Can't say about this kind of catfish, though.
I commute on a bicycle when it is warm enough (so from april till october), 25 km one way. I also jog, hike in the mountains, when it snows I use cross country ski.
I am still ill four to five times a year. Had a weak immune system since birth.
It does not work that way because atheism is not a religion. I grew up in an atheist household. Religion simply never was a topic during the early childhood. When I grew older and learned about religions, the concept seemed to me as ridiculous as believe in tooth fairies for example.
BP only used to mean British Petrol, that changed after the fusion with Amoco (American Oil Company, by the way). So yes, BP is also an American company.
what a stupid question. it's a wide open internet, not one company server
I am not concerned about wide open internet, I am concerned about my data as used by a particular company. This is a way of punishing a breech of trust: screw me over and I disallow the usage of my data. Everyone else on the internet may use it, but not you.
do you understand why the music industry is dying because of the internet?
Music industry is by no means dying. They just indulge in professional moan-fests, that's all. They sell a bit less than previously, but only because the product they are currently selling sucks more on average than it usually did.
I am not twisting your words, I just don't agree. It is like you saying "if you don't want cold calls, don't publish your phone in the phonebook". Yes, telemarketers abuse the phonebook data, but no, it is not supposed to be that way! The fact that I have published something does not make it free for all. And the fact that I have entrusted some private information to a corporation does not mean that I shall not be able to revoke this trust (and thus request to remove said information) after I change my mind for some reason.
If you think that magnetic fields are a property you can own, you can take that notion to the court. Otherwise you have to follow the laws. And this is basically what it all is about - you own the physical media, but you don't own the data of other people.
Besides, what good is a longer growing season when there is not enough sunlight for the plants to grow? It gets dark early in autumn in northern latitudes.
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Only you are wrong.
The reactor exploded due to the emergency shutdown procedure (SCRAM).
Energy density of uranium versus coal is absolutely irrelevant since uranium, as used in powerplants, does not exist in nature. In order to create uranium pellets usable for electric generation, pitchblende - a rare mineral - has to be mined, from which the yellowcake is extracted, at a ratio of two tons of ore to one kilogram of yellowcake. Uranium oxides are then extracted with the help of acid from yellowcake. There is further processing involved before fuel pellets can be made.
No way Westerners would cut corners on something like a nuclear reactor. Especially not in a modern third generation one.
So how come you compare mining with power station accidents? Do you think uranium magically appears out of rainbow unicorn farts?
Hint: you have to mine for uranium ore (pitchblende). And since it is not a widespread as coal, you have to move through a lot of rock to collect enough.
Uranium mining is not a particularly healthy occupation, that's why, for example, the USSR used prisoner labour for that - prisoners were considered expendable.
Well, like you said, "they are really upgrades from older aircraft rather than new designs".
What goes around, comes around.
In the past, commercial jet engines were basically afterburner-less versions of military engines.
Case in point: Rolls-Royse Olympus (used by military and civilian aircraft, marine propulsion and industrial electricity generator) , Soloviev D-30 (MiG-31, Tu-154M).
I know for a fact that some species of catfishes - corydoras come to mind - can breathe air, absorbing oxygen through their gut. Can't say about this kind of catfish, though.
I commute on a bicycle when it is warm enough (so from april till october), 25 km one way. I also jog, hike in the mountains, when it snows I use cross country ski.
I am still ill four to five times a year. Had a weak immune system since birth.
You forgot Poland, I mean, sourdough.
It does not work that way because atheism is not a religion. I grew up in an atheist household. Religion simply never was a topic during the early childhood. When I grew older and learned about religions, the concept seemed to me as ridiculous as believe in tooth fairies for example.
Thanks, never tried these out before, just found out that the maps also render much faster than these of Google.
You confuse it with Win95 OSR2.1, I think. Win98 release already had USB support, albeit crappy.
BP only used to mean British Petrol, that changed after the fusion with Amoco (American Oil Company, by the way). So yes, BP is also an American company.
Which sort of funny to read, considering how the free market fundamentalists have raped Russia in the nineties.
I am not concerned about wide open internet, I am concerned about my data as used by a particular company. This is a way of punishing a breech of trust: screw me over and I disallow the usage of my data. Everyone else on the internet may use it, but not you.
Music industry is by no means dying. They just indulge in professional moan-fests, that's all. They sell a bit less than previously, but only because the product they are currently selling sucks more on average than it usually did.
How are company servers not a controlled environment?
I am not twisting your words, I just don't agree.
It is like you saying "if you don't want cold calls, don't publish your phone in the phonebook". Yes, telemarketers abuse the phonebook data, but no, it is not supposed to be that way! The fact that I have published something does not make it free for all. And the fact that I have entrusted some private information to a corporation does not mean that I shall not be able to revoke this trust (and thus request to remove said information) after I change my mind for some reason.
If you think that magnetic fields are a property you can own, you can take that notion to the court. Otherwise you have to follow the laws. And this is basically what it all is about - you own the physical media, but you don't own the data of other people.
Sorry, but this is just a different version of the good old "if you have nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear".
Uhm, Silesia, Pomerania, Memel? Do these names ring a bell?
Since when is data real property? Or are you a hypocrite - real property for you, imaginary for everyone else?
There would be an easier way to do that: reintroduce the kitty captcha for non-paying users.
Besides, what good is a longer growing season when there is not enough sunlight for the plants to grow? It gets dark early in autumn in northern latitudes.
Economics is a science the same way theology is.
Ah, triple strength myomer then.