Re: Can Nuclear Power Deliver?

You probably refer to embodied energy, i.e. the amount of energy used
to produce and transport the goods & services we buy, and hence part of
the cost of the product? We can even take it one step further, and
include energy used at work.

If we take all this energy, and calculate its value as cost to the
consumer, we end up with a figure of around 7-8% of GDP. The major part
of this is oil and electricity. For oil, the price includes over 2/3s
tax. For electricity, the consumer price includes 2/3s tax,
transmission, distribution and ancillary services. The fuel cost
feeding the electricity system is around 0.5% of GDP, leaving a lot of
options open.

Incidentally, a 1700s society will use a lot less energy, but will not
necessarily be efficient, since it does produce a lot less products &
services as well.

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