[p2p-research] [Open Manufacturing] Addressing Post-Scarcity Pitfalls

[Tomas Rawlings]

I understood that currently there is only 40 years of Uranium left - now 
if we assume better technology will uncover more and use it better - but 
on the other hand the loss factor is that more and more countries are 
planning a 'dash for nuclear' which will squeeze supplies:

"However, a recent report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada said 
that there was likely to be a 45,000-tonne shortage of uranium in the 
next decade, largely because of growing Chinese demand for the metal. 
Prices for uranium have almost tripled, to about $26/lb between March 
2003 and May 2005, after being stable for years."

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article555314.ece



p2presearch-request at listcultures.org wrote:
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> Nuclear has a huge future role.  It has to.  People who argue otherwise are
> simply hurting the planet--killing it.  We need power.  Nuclear is going to
> be the main source (period.)  We should fight to minimize it wherever we
> can, but it is the main source.
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