tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post6540050626825890507..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Getting Up to Speed on Nuclear IssuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-40270206866108363702009-10-22T21:44:16.932-04:002009-10-22T21:44:16.932-04:00Bill - If you're familiar with traditional eng...Bill - If you're familiar with traditional engineering practices in the US, then you should be relieved that these numbers are at least expressed in SI units instead of units based on British measures. Otherwise, the numbers would be in "trillions of BTU" or "quads."<br /><br />By the way, if you're going to be pedantic, then why did you pick on one unit and not another? Shouldn't "million metric tons" be expressed as either megatonnes (Mt) or teragrams (Tg)? After all, a "billion thousand" is also a "million thousand thousand."Brian Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13962229896535398120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-28888389978790422562009-10-22T16:58:19.228-04:002009-10-22T16:58:19.228-04:00"505 bkWh"
Blech. A billion thousand is..."505 bkWh"<br /><br />Blech. A billion thousand is a trillion (tera-): <br />'505 TW·h'.<br /><br />[/pedant]Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749459207189576328noreply@blogger.com