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One Cubic Mile of One Cubic Mile of OilOil

Global oil Global oil consumption in 2000consumption in 2000

1.1 Trillion Gallons1.1 Trillion Gallons

26.2 Billion Barrels26.2 Billion Barrels

The Cargo CapacityThe Cargo Capacityof ~13,100 of ~13,100 SupertankersSupertankers

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Equivalent toEquivalent to3.4 Cubic Miles of Oil 3.4 Cubic Miles of Oil

per Yearper Year

Global Energy Global Energy Use TodayUse Today

Under Current Policies:Under Current Policies:+1.8 Cubic Miles of +1.8 Cubic Miles of

Oil/YearOil/Year

New Energy Needed by New Energy Needed by 20352035

Source: IEA World Energy Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2012Outlook 2012

IEA New Policies Scenario - IEA New Policies Scenario - assumes governments follow assumes governments follow

through on declared policy through on declared policy changes to improve changes to improve

efficiency.efficiency.

With Big Increases in With Big Increases in Efficiencies:Efficiencies:

+1.4 Cubic Miles of +1.4 Cubic Miles of Oil/YearOil/Year

+4 to +5 Cubic Miles of +4 to +5 Cubic Miles of Oil/YearOil/Year

New Energy Needed by 2050New Energy Needed by 2050To fill the gap left by declining use To fill the gap left by declining use of oil, gas & coal.of oil, gas & coal.

Source: Hewitt Crane et al., SRI, in A Cubic Mile of Oil: Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy Crisis

Alternative EnergyAlternative Energy

1 Cubic Mile of 1 Cubic Mile of OilOil

Source: Hewitt Crane et al., SRI, in A Cubic Mile of Oil: Realities and Options for Averting the Source: Hewitt Crane et al., SRI, in A Cubic Mile of Oil: Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy CrisisLooming Global Energy Crisis

3 Million Large 3 Million Large TurbinesTurbines

Covering 580,000 Square Covering 580,000 Square Miles of LandMiles of Land

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120,000 Barrels of 120,000 Barrels of OilOil

==$12,000,000$12,000,000

1,807,391 times the energy density 1,807,391 times the energy density of oilof oil

Conventional ReactorsConventional ReactorsBurn 0.7%Burn 0.7%

TerraPowerTerraPowerReactorReactorFueled by Fueled by Nuclear Nuclear WasteWaste

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Conventional ReactorsConventional ReactorsBurn 0.7%Burn 0.7%

TerraPower TerraPower ReactorsReactorsBurn this tooBurn this too

99%99%

1%1%

America’s America’s 99% is the 99% is the Top 14% Top 14% GloballyGlobally

20% of Vaccines Spoil Before 20% of Vaccines Spoil Before UseUse

Hundreds of ThousandsHundreds of Thousandsof Deaths Every Yearof Deaths Every Year

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