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NUCLEAR Fun Fact of the Week

Department / Organization: American Nuclear Society

How much uranium fuel would power your lifetime electricity use? (Click blue link for answer)

ANSWER: About the size of a soda can!!! (Source linked below)

OVERVIEW: If you enjoyed this fact and want to explore nuclear from many different perspectives, including energy, policy, and engineering, consider joining the AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY. We host casual meetings with FREE FOOD, opportunities to talk directly with INDUSTRY PROFFESIONALS, and OPEN CONVERSATIONS about how nuclear fits into the future of energy.

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: This week we will have our very own Jen Shafer speaking about how nuclear energy, both fission and fusion, is evolving to meet the massive electricity demands of tech hyperscalers and how this dynamic may accelerate broader nuclear deployment.

TIME/LOCATION: We will have both our seminar/ANS meeting from 4-5pm TODAY in Hill Hall Room 202.

SIGN UP/MAILING LIST: https://oreconnect.mines.edu/ANS/club_signup
Go to this website for more information: https://cna.ca/2019/06/25/your-lifetime-used-fuel-would-fit-in-a-soda-can-want-proof/

For more information, send email to: christian_luna@mines.edu

Published in Digest Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026