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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room
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To: axial who wrote (117702)2/12/2009 6:57:52 PM
From: Dave  Read Replies (1) of 206181
 
<<<This is just one of emerging possibilities:

thecuttingedgenews.com;

Jim
At the risk of not being an expert in nuclear power but having been involved for 40 years, I believe the author has been fed some optimistic information. I assume the 25megawatts of power
are electrical and not nuclear, the reactor is now on the order 40 MW. The system would need a small/medium sized power plant consisting of a turbine, condenser, water treatment, electrical switch gear to mention a few things. Again, I assume a pressurized system is what they are considering so as to prevent radioactive water from going to the turbine. another problem for such a small system is controlling the reactor for varying power loads. A nuclear plant, small or large, is normally designed for a steady load.

Just a few comments. I would like to see further development work done and to some some answers to the problems listed above. I think the author was a little optimistic and not a technical person, IMHO.

Dave
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