Canadian Nuclear Association Ottawa, 10 March 2005 Renewable and Nuclear Heresies Jesse H. Ausubel Program for the Human Environment The Rockefeller University.

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Canadian Nuclear Association Ottawa, 10 March 2005 Renewable and Nuclear Heresies Jesse H. Ausubel Program for the Human Environment The Rockefeller University

Source: Ausubel, 1996, after Marchetti, 1985

Falling Global Carbon Intensity of Primary Energy Kg C/GJ Data sources: IIASA, BP ( ), CDIAC

Chernobyl, 1990

Source: N. Victor & J. Ausubel, 2005 USA: Hydrogen Production, Semi-log scale

Falling hydrogen price versus hydrogen production, USA, ,000100,0001,000,000 Annual production, millions of cubic feet 2000 US$/10e3 cubic feet

Supergrid Energy Pipeline MgB 2 Electrical Insulation Thermal Insulation Vacuum Liquid H 21 K ± 50,000 V dc 100,000 A 10 GW Source: P. Grant, EPRI

Source: N. Victor & J. Ausubel, 2003 Hydrocarbon fuels ranked by heat value

Major fuels ranked by heat value Uranium enriched to 3.5% in LWR Firewood Brown Coals Crude Oils LPG Natural Gas Hydrogen Natural uranium in FBR Natural uranium in CANDU Natural uranium in LWR with U & Pu recycle Natural uranium in LWR MJ/kg Black Coals Source: N. Victor and J. Ausubel, 2003

Canadian Nuclear Association Ottawa, 10 March 2005 Renewable and Nuclear Heresies Jesse H. Ausubel Program for the Human Environment The Rockefeller University

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