The Energy Return of Nuclear Power (EROI on the Web-Part IV)

…The concept of an energy theory of value has been around since (at least) the 1930s and net energy actually became part of law after Mark Hatfield petitioned Congress in 1970 regarding the importance of EROI. His efforts resulted in the passing of (now defunct) Public Law 93.577 which stipulated that all prospective energy supply technologies considered for commercial application must be assessed and evaluated in terms of their

Nuclear power is the logical step up in energy density from dung, wood, coal, oil…, but its scaling has been controversial and uncertain. Below is an assessment of the nuclear fuel cycle and its energy return.

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