Making Money Minute with Ron Hiebert - Uranium’s Energy Density
One of the attractions of uranium is its energy density. A little goes a very long way. The energy gotten from a kilogram of wood will power a light bulb for a day and a half. The energy derived from a kilogram of oil, or coal, will light that same bulb for four days. One kilogram of uranium, will power a light bulb, day and night, for the next 25,000 years. Policy makers are just starting to realize that tiny amounts of uranium can replace huge amounts of coal, wood and oil. Fuels which generate large amounts of CO2.
