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Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are designing a self-contained, tamper-resistant nuclear reactor that can be transported and installed anywhere in the world. In 'US plans portable nuclear power plants,' New Scientist writes that the sealed reactors would last 30 years and deliver between 10 and 100 megawatts. The largest version would be about 15 meters high and 3 meters wide, with a weight of about 500 tons, allowing for transportation by ships or very large trucks. The DOE thinks that this kind of nuclear reactor -- named SSTAR for 'small, sealed, transportable, autonomous reactor' -- would help to deliver nuclear energy to developing countries while significantly reducing the risk of nuclear proliferation associated with the use of nuclear power. What do you think of this idea? Is it a good one or a crazy one? Leaving a nuclear reactor in a developing country which can potentially become unstable during the 30 years of service of the reactor doesn't seem to be terribly safe.
Read more before deciding. Anyway, there will be no prototypes before 2015."
Not a bad idea. And as for becoming unstable, I'm sure it's simple enough to bury the reactor such that it becomes it's own disposal site.
I'll take the 10 megawatts model for my house. I'm sure it's no bigger than an asteroid the size of a VW.
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Hacking a Port-A-Nuke
Powering Laptop With a Port-A-Nuke
Building Your Own Port-A-Nuke
Now a Porn-A-Nuke?
PORN = PORtable Nuke reactor. Lest see if I can make it past the slashcode with that heading. Ok, so I did...
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I wonder if they require an armada of security on this thing (thing could mean slashcode or the Reactor
Is it just me, or does this make you think of Nuclear Reactor DRM?
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What are the chances that I'll be able to retrofit a 2005 Hummer with one of those babies?
Wonder if it has a sticker on the side that says: WARNING DO NOT DISPOSE IN TRASH.
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Now a Porn-A-Nuke?
Also known as a very dirty bomb.
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Yep, one little crack in the reactor core shielding and in three weeks you get to look like Yoda!
Yeah, just make sure you're not doing it in Chico, CA. There's a $500 fine for detonating a nuclear device within the city limits.
Won't a mini-reactor have mini-waste. Is a small amount of waste manageable?
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I don't trust the United States to be stable for the next 30 years.
that you'll need one of these to power Nvidia's next video card. :)
Yes, but the earlier story didn't drive traffic to Roland's blog, so it had to be posted again. He pays Slashdot good money to pimp his blog so they're going to make sure it gets linked to at least once a day, even if it means posting duped stories.
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How much did it cost to operate the nuclear reactor with the (hopefully) strict safety and security measurements and the corresponding training of its crew?
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Significantly less than it would have to guard an extension cord that long
The alarming drop in standards I've seen on Slashdot lately really bothers me. Insults are critical to the Slashdot environment.
...Oh, nevermind. We should be good on insults until 2231 give or take a few years.
At this rate we're going to see a complete lack of insults within...oh..
But still it's no excuse to go slacking man. Now get back on here, call him an asshat and straighten up your postings pronto.
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I can tell you that US Navy subs have had few catastophic disasters, and perhaps none at all for a long time.
That's pretty funny. You know enough to know that you probably don't know everything you think you know, but don't want us to know that.
"I can tell you that...."
See! He's on the inside. He's a former nuclear operator with the Navy (so am I, btw). I can tell you that they don't tell us everything. There was a funny myth circulating at the Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando when I went thriough the training (it was training, not school), and that is that if you assembled 100 nuke school graduates, together they'd have enough expertise to build a nuclear plan from scratch.
Ha! Not a chance.
"...and perhaps none at all for a long time."
Hedging your bet! tee-hee... You know they didn't tell you everything, yet you can't resist posting on this thread from some imagined position of authority. Heh.
Btw, what year did you graduate from Nuke School? I went in 1983.
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Of course- if Doug picks this up, he'll match it with woven sheets of aluminum on the top and padded black rubber on the bottom, for that modern look...
People who have watched Trading Spaces will agree, we hate Doug.
People in Portland, OR who had Doug redesign their living room into a home theater, complete with suspended TV stand that fell off the ceiling a week later and destroyed their TV set REALLY hate Doug.
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It's obvious this city ordinance is very effective, there haven't been any nuclear detonations there. They should put this law on the books in all cities, then everybody will be safe....