The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-05-16, Page 24Fuge 8 -Crossroads -May 16, 1974 -
Nuclear energy provides
greatest power potential
By George Wilkinson,
Manager
Utility Sales Division
Westinghouse Canada
Limited
Because chanes in the world
energy picturQ \will take place
over a considerable time period,
it is important that % any discus-
sion on this subject be conducted
within the context of a clearly-
defined time span. Let us con -
from 1973 to 1990 as short term,
from 1990 to 2010 as medium
term, and the years thereafter as
long term.
With this time scale in mind,
any serious study of the world
energy supply situation suggests
that 'a medium-term solution
extending into the long term is
the replacement of the present
fossil' fuel . energy base with a
nuclear energy base. The
question is not whether nuclear
fuel resources should be
developed, but rather the rate at
which development should be
undertaken.
In discussing world energy
supply, it is necessary to resolve
the immense quantities of heat
energy units involved and to set
down these quantities in manage-
able form. For this purpose, an
energy measurement called Q is
used, Q being defined as ten to the
18th BTUs or one BTU followed
by eighteen zeros.
Using this measurement form,
the world's various energy
sources expressed in Qs are:
total recoverable supply of coal
-170 Qs; oil. -,13 Qs; natural gas
- 10, Qs; nuclear (energy •
available without the fast
breeder reactor). - 69 Qs; oil
shale and tar sands - 20 Qs.
Authorities differ in opinion of
what the growth rate of energy
use will be. At 4 per cent, the year
cif depletion of all conventional
energy supplies would be 2060, at
6 per cent, the year 2050. Either
way, all conventional supplies
would be gone in one hundred
years.
On a fuel -by -fuel basis, 60 per'
cent of the world's resources are
Coal. Oil, by contrast, is only 5 per
cent and gas, 4 per cent. How we
consume these fuels is another
set of figures entirely. In . 1972,
coal accounted for 38 per cent of
the world consumption of energy,
oil accounted for 40 per cent and
natural gas, 20 per cent.
While oil and gas together re-
presented only 9 per cent of the
world's fuel supply in 1972 and 60
per cent of consumption, it does
not take much imagination to see
which energy sources are in
trouble.
Other sources - nuclear (24
per cent), oil shale and tar sands
(7 per cent), and hydro, account
for the balance of the world's re-
coverable fuel supply and con-
sumption. Nuclear, therefore, is
the only source that will com-
pensate for the depletion of oil 1
and gas.
How can we maintain this
nuclear electric economy?
Fortunately two new nuclear s
sources of. energy have been fi
identified.
One, the fast breeder reactor,
brings an enormous increase of i
420 thousand Qs to total energy d
resources. Fusion technology,
using the deuterium content of ti
the oceans as the basic fuel, adds
the astronomical amount of 10 1
billion Qs of energy to the picture.
Addition of the breeder
at a 6
energy
world 'energy
century. Fusion - which will be
the ultimate solution, would add
400 to 500 centures of energy
supply.
In presuming this future all -
nuclear base, other possible
sources of energy such as
geothermal, wind and tidal are
dismissed because they offer only
a minor source of energy. Solar
energy is plentiful enough, but is
an area which requires consider-
able technical development.
Hydro electric power, has in
the past been a major source of
clean low cost energy. It will
continue to be a factor for the
remainder of this century, in
Canada and the newly developing.
countries of the world. However,
the total amount of energy the
world hydro potential can supply
is only about one-tenth of a Q per
year, and much of this potential
has already been developed.
Therefore in the overall energy
picture, not only does hydro offer • limited mited amount of additional
energy to be tapped but its
present contribution, although
renewable, becomes increasingly
ess significant.
We are approaching an era
when virtually all energy will
come from some nuclear reaction
ource. Oil and gas will be the
rst to go. They will be replaced
with conventio al fission reac-
tors furnishing electricity. These'-
n turn will be complemented in
ue course by fission reactors of
the fast breeder type. In this way,
me can be bought to develop the
fusion reactor - the answer to
Ong term world energy needs.
The shift in energy sourcing
will bring accelerated use of elec-
tricity. Electricity, with its
greater availability and greater
efficiency, will have to substitute
for various present day fuels. We
will rely more and more on it for
water heating and cooking as we
phase awlay from oil and gas. We
must - siu , to more efficient
electric heat fdr homes and com-
mercial buildings. As world
supplies of oil run low, gasoline
becomges less and less available
for p lrsonal use. The more ef-
ficient electric automobile will
come of age..
.Mass -transit systems, diesel
buses and trains will have to be twOrage . for
switched ' to electric power. A -
strong movement toward the y0er employees?
reactor
per cent growth rate of
use would extend the
supply into the 38th
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Given the recent energy
developments, the day when
nuclear power is_the major
source of energy in Canda could
come earlier than pre ously in
dicated. Since natural uranium
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nuclear power, the future price of
nuclear -electric energy will not
be affected appreciably by es-
calating fuel prices. For
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raise the cost of power from a
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Even more significant, is the
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ABSTRACT SCULPTURE - Fascinating shapes and de-
signs can be created from a box of ordinary household
toothpicks.
CHILD'S PLAY
Toothpick' art simple process
By HUNTSINGER
& BUROKER
The finished results of
toothpick sculpturing give the
impression that it is an ex-
tremely difficult type of proj-
ect. But while such art work
does require patience, it's a
good example of how simple
processes can combine for
seemingly complicated re-
sults.
Ingredients are easily
available and inexpensive.
Finding a suitable base is the
first step. An interestingly
shaped scrap of wood, sanded
smooth, is one suggestion.
Heavy cardboard . or a flat
stone can also be used.
Have handy a box of
ordinary household tooth-
picks. The flat type are the
Do you have
electrification of
other types of
transportation will be seen. Labour is still one of the biggest
Heavy trucks and aircraft, problems that farm 'rs• are
however, will likely continue to facing. It is hard to get, once it is
depend on natural or synthetic had it is even harder to keep. We
petroleum fuels because pro- are forced to compete with other
pulsion' by electrical means does areas opindustry that are cap -
pot appear to be practical for able of paying higher . wages and
these modes of transport able to provide better benefits.
As society switches from fossil One benefit that farm emloyces
fuels to electricity, the increased automatically have is Workmen's
use of electrical devices can
actually provide a saving in the
net amount of energy consumed.
Perhaps the best example of this
energy saving is seen in the use of
the heat pump which, in today's
space heating systems, operates
simply as an air conditioning
system in reverse.
In view of the shift toward the
greater use of electricity in
meeting our growing energy
requirements, it is interesting to
examine Canada's position with
respect to fossil fuels.
As far as coal is concerned,
Canada's recoverable reserves
amount to at least fifty billion
tons and our present level of pro-
duction. is only about twenty
million tons per year. Even with
the increased demand which will
result from the future use of coal
to make fe4dstock and synthetic
fuel, Canada has ample coal for
the foreseeable future.
Oil, on the other hand, is
projected to satisfy the demand
from conventional sources and oil
sands mined by open -pit methods
only until the year 2000. Beyond
then, the additional oil needed
will have to be provided by more
sophisticated techniques of
recovery from oil sands and by
the manufacture of synthetic
fuel. Natural gas will be almost
completely replaced in all energy
markets , by the year 2050.
Th
ere will be a rapid ac-
celeration in the total amount of
energy required after the year
2000. By the year 2050, electricity,
mainly from nuclear sources,
could be providing about 90 per
cent of Canada's total energy
requirements compared to about
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If you hire farm labour and are
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easiest to work with. White
glue or household cement is
also necessary.
Begin by outlining the shape
of the base with glued -on
toothpicks. Build on these by
attaching several more tiny
sticks in vertical position,
stuck at various angles to the
base ones to give the structure
interesting form.
From then on, just keep
adding toothpicks so you have
patterns that please you. One
secret is to build in small sec-
tions. Work with a group of
toothpicks as a separate unit.
After these are positioned, let
them lay flat until dried.
Then, attach each section to
the sticks below or beside it.
If you work slowly and
carefully, and practice, it is
even possible to make
planned shapes and figures.
It's tricky, but try for animals
or people out. of toothpicks.
And, if desired, experiment
with bits of colored paper to
add novelty to these designs.
These can be pierced or glued
on. 1\
One box of toothpicks con-
tains several hundred tiny
wooden pieces, all amazingly
alike. In spite .of their small-
ness, these little objects
represent an enormous manu
facturing process. It's hard to
think of such hoLsehold ob-
jects once being part of a tree
and then being processed by
big lumber mills.
The largest companies in
the toothpick" industry, how-
ever, make millions and mil-
lions of these small sticks.
Japan also supplies world
markets With large quantities
of them.
At one time in history ivory,
silver and other expensive
materials were used for
ornately fashioned toothpicks.
These were. popular and dis-
played publicly as a sign of
aristocracy.
Today's etiquette, however,
decrees that these little tools
for dislodging food from tooth
crevices must be used 'in pri-
vacy. However, whenthey are
turned into sculptured ab-
stracts, they can be displayed
with pride anywhere.
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