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2024-12-04 Economy

Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance In Texas & Beyond

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-04 05:11|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 If we close all the coal plants, where will we get fly ash for concrete?

Fly ash makes concrete resistant to penetration by road salts, which destroys reinforcing steel. A dose of fly ash reduces concrete permeability many-fold.

Posted by Bobby 2024-12-04 12:39|| 2024-12-04 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 You'll get the fly ash from steel mills, who will still have to use coked coal in steel production. Usually anthracite (it's cleaner).

Posted by ed in texas 2024-12-04 15:44|| 2024-12-04 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ There are many coal waste dumpsites around the country. I don't know if there has been a good census of them but I suspect the amount of coal ash in them is huge.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-12-04 15:44|| 2024-12-04 15:44|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 Utilization of Coal as a Source of Chemicals

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-12-04 16:09|| 2024-12-04 16:09|| Front Page Top

#5 As Alaska Paul noted, there's a limit of useful Flyash, even for a CCP Liberation Army

Posted by Frank G 2024-12-04 17:46|| 2024-12-04 17:46|| Front Page Top

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