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China to Pioneer Melt-Down Proof Reactors
pease1 writes "FT.com reports China is poised to develop the world's first
commercially operated "pebble bed" nuclear reactor. If successfully commercialized, the pebble bed reactor would be the first radically new reactor design for several decades. It would push China to the forefront of development of a technology that researchers claim offers a new "meltdown-proof" alternative to standard water-cooled nuclear power stations." This was mentioned in September of last year but now looks as though the plan is moving forward.
If Homer Simpson can manage to cause a meltdown in a simulator, I'd be wary of calling anything meltdown proof! :) It just seems like testing fate.
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is there any diffrence in the ammount of waist produced? Being assured that it wont melt down or spin out of controll is good, but to get past the anti nuke arguments it'll have to be at least a little cleaner.
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I am not an alarmist and I do believe that nuclear power can be safe BUT does anyone else get that deja vu, creepy music in the background, the monster is RIGHT behind you feeling whenever any one says something is *-proof?
Just me then? OK.
I don't think, Therefore I'm not.
Nono, that's "nucular". "Nuclear" stuff is good - "nucular" stuff is bad.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
So would the worse-case scenerio in a meltdown in China be called "The America Syndrome"?
just like england pioneered the unsinkable ship?
Good thing I'm an exception. More nuke plants, less foreign oil.
I like nuclear power because the FRENCH who are smarter than Americans like nuclear power.
Now I think between you and me, we've manage to troll the entire known universe with just two posts.
Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
Won't somebody please think of the dinosuars?!!!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
How are they going to test it to prove that it is "meltdown proof"?
What do they call it in China when one of their reactors melts down and burns a hole through the earth ... the America Syndrome ???
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Let's turn this thread into another china-bashing article. it's just much more satisfying than talking about nuclear reactors.
Also, if the new design is flawed or not working out, will the Chinese government admit it or go through great lengths to cover it up?
Foreign Visitor: How is that new reactor going?
Government: Perfect, the answer to all our power needs.
Foreign Visitor: Why are those people bald?
Government: Ummmm, those are Charlie Brown impersonators, we can't get enough of that lovable Charlie Brown.
Foreign Visitor: and these three legged dogs?
Government: We love that Alice in Chains album too. Nothing else to see here, move along.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Well, you'll be glad to know that the Chinese pebble reactors will, more than likely, not encounter any icebergs.
--- Ban humanity.
On the other hand, the BREST reactor (a Russian lead-bismuth design) is just great.
I, for one, will happily support anything dealing with BRESTs, particularly if we're working to increase their exposure.
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So in China when a reactor melts down, is that referred to as the 'American Syndrome'? M
Relax, I'm sure Bush's plan to cut the massive ever growing deficit will work out just fine. He is after so good at passing on ever single spending bill that ever comes across his desk. A true model for Fiscal Conservatism they'll all be saying in the future. Then we won't have to worry about that silly foreign powers who keep buying up all of our debt thing.
Besides its not like China and the others will ever lose faith in the good old dollar. I'm sure they'll just keep buying US debt forever and ever...And we all lived happier ever after. The End.
I'm not anti-Bush, I'm pro-America.
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As for your "dirty bomb" statement, yeah, give it a try. Start by walking into a nuclear power plant, past the six layers of security. Then enter the core, ignoring the fatal dose of radiation you'll be bathed in. Grab hold of a few dozen pebbles, ignoring the heat that burns the flesh off your hands and arms. Take them home. Grind them up, again, ignore the fact that the fumes of the uranium or plutonium are among the most powerful and fastest acting poisons known to man. Use fluorine (a controlled substance also instantly fatal if breathed) to create UF6 to separate the Uranium from the graphite gas...... blah blah blah...
Yeah, way to go cowboy - tell everyone how to do it!
(Note to moderators: the above comment is meant in jest. Okay? Good!)
Yes, it averages over $300 a month during the winter.
Holy crap! I live in Phoenix, AZ, and my air conditioning bill never goes over $150 per month even in July! What are you doing, heating a 5000 sf house to 90? In many places, you can rent an apartment for that much.
Actually that's a good idea, since my oily face as a teenager could have powered a small household. Combine that with bald guys' (and gals') scalp-oil and you may have found America's next renewable energy supply. You have a promising career in energy development ahead of you..
The US got strong after ww2, so I'd say 60 years so far, I wouldn't bet on when it'll end (except 'soon', but I switch between electronics timing and geophysics timing all the time, so that means squat :D ).