03-15-2023, 12:41 AM
Deuterium is needed for reactors, it doesn't just grow =on trees where is that coming from?
Well actually, it sort of does grow on trees, just under water trees! Deuterium and heavy water is naturally occurring in the ocean, about 30g for every cubic meter of seawater, not much more than a capful again, but there are a lot of cubic meters in the ocean, enough for thousands or millions of years even with out future efficiency gains.
There is that link again, the desalination plant / nuclear energy synergy. Deuterium can be refined as a by-product of large scale desalination operations, in fact years ago once they had worked out what they were doing they realised they actually have to remove the deuterium as too much in drinking water becomes toxic to life!
Well actually, it sort of does grow on trees, just under water trees! Deuterium and heavy water is naturally occurring in the ocean, about 30g for every cubic meter of seawater, not much more than a capful again, but there are a lot of cubic meters in the ocean, enough for thousands or millions of years even with out future efficiency gains.
There is that link again, the desalination plant / nuclear energy synergy. Deuterium can be refined as a by-product of large scale desalination operations, in fact years ago once they had worked out what they were doing they realised they actually have to remove the deuterium as too much in drinking water becomes toxic to life!
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