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TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. A ton of TNT equivalent is a unit of energy defined by convention to be 4.184 gigajoules (1 gigacalorie). [1] It is the approximate energy released in the detonation of a metric ton (1,000 kilograms) of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
Trinity (100-ton test on tower) TNT: 100 short tons (91 t) [107] [108] White Sands Proving Grounds: 7 May 1945 – TNT 100 short tons (91 t) Suffield Experimental Station, Alberta, Canada 3 August 1961 Blowdown: TNT 50 short tons (45 t) Lockhart River, Queensland: 18 July 1963 Snowball: TNT 500 short tons (450 t) Suffield Experimental Station ...
A 1 inch tall uranium fuel pellet is equivalent to about 1 ton of coal, 120 gallons of crude oil, or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas. [15] In light-water reactors , 1 kg of natural uranium – following a corresponding enrichment and used for power generation– is equivalent to the energy content of nearly 10,000 kg of mineral oil or 14,000 ...
On 16 October 2008, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Sergei Ivanov announced that Russian military orders in 2009 would total 1.3 trillion Russian rubles (US $50 billion). Such large military spending was linked to the war in South Ossetia. [210] [211] In comparison, Russian military spending was 113 billion rubles in 2003. [212]
The World Bank estimates that 134 billion cubic meters of natural gas are flared or vented annually (2010 datum), an amount equivalent to the combined annual gas consumption of Germany and France or enough to supply the entire world with gas for 16 days. This flaring is highly concentrated: 10 countries account for 70% of emissions, and twenty ...
With a designed annual capacity of 20 million tonnes of crude coal, it will operate for approximately 79 years. Its coal reserves total about 1.73 billion tonnes. It is rich in low-sulfur steam coal. [26] Mines in Inner Mongolia are rapidly expanding production, with 637 million tons produced in 2009.