(b) Electrical equivalents to replace gas production from the Channel Level 4 (a) Electrical equivalents to replace oil production from the Channel (b) Electrical equivalents to replace gas production from the Channel Total of areas included in Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4 (a) Electrical equivalents to replace oil production from the Channel (b) Electrical equivalents to replace gas Level 1 (a) Uranium equivalents to replace oil (i) for end use (ii) for electrical generation5 (b) Uranium equivalents to replace gas 1,277.7 to 2,324.8 786.4 to 1,447.4 Level 2 (a) Uranium equivalents to replace oil production from the Channel (b) Uranium equivalents to replace gas production from the Channel Level 3 Total for electrical generation (a) Uranium equivalents to replace oil production from the Channel (b) Uranium equivalents to replace gas production from Channel (i) for end use Level 4 (a) Uranium equivalents to replace oil production from Channel (b) Uranium equivalents to replace gas production from Channel Total of areas included in Levels, 1, 2, 3, & 4 (a) Uranium equivalents to replace oil production from Channel (b) Uranium equivalents to replace gas production from Channel 1 Conversion factors used: 2 1 barrel of oil = 5.8 x 106 Btu 1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1,032 Btu 1 cubic foot of natural gas = 1.78 x 10-4 barrel oil 1 barrel of oil = 5.62 x 103 cubic feet of natural gas 1 ton of coal = 24 x 106 Btu 1 pound of slightly enriched uranium fuel = 1.2 x 109 Btu based upon a 3.5% fission factor 1 kilowatt hour = 3,412 Btu at the theoretical conversion rate of other energy forms to electricity at 100% efficiency Refer to table I-2 for identification of potential levels 3 Based on a 65% average efficiency of end use of oil and gas (such as oil and gas heating) and a plant load factor of 80% Efficiency of fossil fuel electricity generation was assumed to be 40% 5 Efficiency of nuclear fuel electricity generation was assumed to be 33% |