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simcoder t1_j7jwbjx wrote

Reply to comment by GlockAF in Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engine Could Power Quick Trips to the Moon and Mars by darthatheos

It's only zero carbon if you forget to include all the carbon in the lifecycle etc.

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GlockAF t1_j7l8qmg wrote

Compared to the current 80% / 3000 terawatts we get from burning oil, gas, & coal it is. ESPECIALLY if we start utilizing the vast energy resources stored in “spent” reactor fuel

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simcoder t1_j7lc39w wrote

Yeah but it's not zero and not insignificant.

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