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A $200-Million Floating Nuclear Plant?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nothing-can-go-wrong dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "In 'A Floating Chernobyl?,' Popular Science reports that two Russian companies plan to build the world's first floating nuclear power plant to deliver cheap electricity to northern territories. The construction should start next year for a deployment in 2010. The huge barge will be home for two 60-megawatt nuclear reactors which will work until 2050... if everything works fine. It looks like a frightening idea, don't you think? But read more for additional details and pictures of this floating nuclear power plant."

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  1. Re:Nuclear isn't necessarily scary by fishbowl · · Score: 0, Troll


    >If oh-so-wonderful France can run 70% of its energy off nuclear power, then why can't the US?

    Well, if you will look at a map, you may be able to determine that the US quite a bit larger than France, for one thing. Could France generate 70% of the electricity needed by Massachussetts?

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  2. Heavy Metal Poisoning? by Slithe · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do symptoms include an ashen white face with black marks around the eyes as shown in this photograph?

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