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re: Why Aren't We Doing More Nuclear Power?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 4:02 pm to tgdawg68
Posted on 4/18/22 at 4:02 pm to tgdawg68
I said SOME.
Op mentions gen 4 reactors, those are the ones that have the most promise but are still in development phases. The first gen 4 isnt expected until 2030’s.
The ones you mentioned are gen 3, which are still very much safer than earlier generations. There have been no meltdowns at 3rd gen reactors. All power plant meltdowns have been in earlier generations.
Op mentions gen 4 reactors, those are the ones that have the most promise but are still in development phases. The first gen 4 isnt expected until 2030’s.
The ones you mentioned are gen 3, which are still very much safer than earlier generations. There have been no meltdowns at 3rd gen reactors. All power plant meltdowns have been in earlier generations.
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Posted on 4/18/22 at 4:34 pm to Deplorableinohio
I don’t understand the downvote.
Everything I post re energy and the environment are factual.
If you want to take exception, bring it. You are dealing with an expert. And I’m being humble, just like the GEOTUS TRUMP.
Everything I post re energy and the environment are factual.
If you want to take exception, bring it. You are dealing with an expert. And I’m being humble, just like the GEOTUS TRUMP.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 4:45 pm to AUstar
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3) Nuclear waste. Nuke plants don't take nearly as much matter to create energy as coal plants, but they do leave behind radioactive waste which needs to be stored for a long arse time. Yucca mountain would solve the problem for good, but politics got in the way (Harry Reid bitched). The GAO said Yucca mountain was shut down because of pure politics and not safety.
We use a metallurgy company for investigations of metal fatique/failure. A lof of oil & gas companies use the same one. Guy that owns it was heavily involved in certifying materials for nuclear plants years ago and still does work for them.
About 5 years ago he told me that Spacex was well funded through government contracts because the U.S. government is wanting to reliably send nuclear waste into space and to the sun for disposal. Thus the heavy support by the U.S. government for Spacex.
This is a no bullshite kind of guy. It makes sense on a lot of levels. Nuclear waste isn't just an environmental issue now it is national security, European security, etc...
Posted on 4/18/22 at 4:56 pm to Tridentds
being on the grid will soon be a thing of the past,wireless energy,perpetual generators tons of technology has been suppressed from us
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:09 pm to OBReb6
Let me have this dammit!!!
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:37 pm to AUstar
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Nuke plants don't take nearly as much matter to create energy as coal plants, but they do leave behind radioactive waste which needs to be stored for a long arse time
The French have reprocessed their fuel for damn near 40 years. We don't and that's why we have so much waste.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:44 pm to Tridentds
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About 5 years ago he told me that Spacex was well funded through government contracts because the U.S. government is wanting to reliably send nuclear waste into space and to the sun for disposal. Thus the heavy support by the U.S. government for Spacex.
This is a no bullshite kind of guy. It makes sense on a lot of levels. Nuclear waste isn't just an environmental issue now it is national security, European security, etc...
This makes about as much sense as loading up the used oil from your car and sending it on a rocket to the sun. Will Elon let you pay him for that? Sure. Does it make any fricking sense whatsoever? frick no.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:45 pm to AUstar
Why can't the same nuclear technology that the Navy uses to power it carriers and subs be applied to the civilian market?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:45 pm to AUstar
Agree with everything you said. We keep electing sh-t for brains people.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 5:51 pm to keks tadpole
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Why can't the same nuclear technology that the Navy uses to power it carriers and subs be applied to the civilian market?
What makes you think it isnt?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:09 pm to AUstar
Geothermal is another solution the climate whackos won't look at.
Fracking technology makes it cheap and easy.
If I remember right, federal regs make it not so cheap and easy. Same drilling method, different regs.
They don't want solutions.
Fracking technology makes it cheap and easy.
If I remember right, federal regs make it not so cheap and easy. Same drilling method, different regs.
They don't want solutions.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:25 pm to bluedragon
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One guy had to go to the bathroom. We had one escort. All five of us had to stop, put our tools in the cases, then follow him to the bathroom.
You were a visitor that needed to have an escort. That is exactly how it works. You can always follow all the requirements to get a I’d card where you don’t need an escort. Do all the tests and background checks and drug screens and you can avoid needing an escort. It’s good for one year before it needs to be renewed
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:29 pm to AUstar
Three Mile Island put an end to nuclear power as a source of energy. There is no way to overcome that.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:41 pm to AUstar
Chernobyl and TMI scared the shite out of the general public and the NRC’s heavy handed approach on new Nuclear plants drives their price into the multi-billions:
Posted on 4/18/22 at 6:45 pm to rooster108bm
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What makes you think it isnt?
They standardized to a specific nuclear reactor for Carriers, Cruisers and Subs. I could go to any Nimitz class Carrier and go right to work with minimal onboarding because of it.
Commercial plants have different reactor types: BWRs and PWRs, and several different manufacturers.
A new design is on the horizon: SMRs, but it’s still pricey as frick.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:16 pm to rooster108bm
Samsung - Floating Nuclear Plant
It already is, Samsung is building a floating power nuclear plant. Also, the US Navy recently commissioned 6 new nuclear subs for a total cost of ~$8 billion (pretty reasonable per unit cost).
Seems like the same idea in the Samsung design, just park the ship indefinitely shoreside and connect to transmission grid to meet baseline demand.
It already is, Samsung is building a floating power nuclear plant. Also, the US Navy recently commissioned 6 new nuclear subs for a total cost of ~$8 billion (pretty reasonable per unit cost).
Seems like the same idea in the Samsung design, just park the ship indefinitely shoreside and connect to transmission grid to meet baseline demand.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:27 pm to FlyingTiger1955
The single TMI unit (unit 2) with the meltdown shut down on 1979, some radioactive gas was released but no one was injured in the accident. The gas was never above background levels of radiation that exist naturally near the plant. You're exposed to more radiation when you fly on a plane or eat a banana.
The remaining adjacent unit 1 continued to operate unaffected for another 45 years and was just permanently shut down in September 2019.
Perception of the 'danger' of nuclear is not accurate but is the unfortunate reality.
The remaining adjacent unit 1 continued to operate unaffected for another 45 years and was just permanently shut down in September 2019.
Perception of the 'danger' of nuclear is not accurate but is the unfortunate reality.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 4/18/22 at 7:29 pm to AUstar
They should just ship all of that waste shite out into space.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:26 pm to AUstar
Pretty sure Southern Company is about to fire one up in GA, think it is in GA.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:27 pm to Bearcat90
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Gates and Buffett are building one in Wyoming.
See, the greenies/Dems are just trying to get their people in place to make money. Some guy was on Joe Rogan and kept including nuclear power in the green energy output. It is pretty clear it is a money grab.
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