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The trouble is, you like civilian nuclear power generation, and that is all kinds of broken. Nuclear technology is great, essential in some applications, but is stinks in civilian power generation.
Nuclear power does great in military propulsion at sea. It does very poorly in civilian electric generation. As we've seen, it produces catastrophic accidents, produces waste that we don't know how to manage, and is very much more expensive than anything else. But at sea, it may solve even more logistics issues going forward, strongly enhancing national security.
So, the control rods jammed and boron was used on an emergency basis. But control rods shouldn't jam ever. We keep nuclear power super inefficient just to avoid that kind of thing.
This situation is a risk of damage to the cooling equipment, which, if damaged, would lead to a meltdown, with or without boron. Not the same since cooling is the last line of defense.
The threat is against South Korea and US forces in Japan. Seems like launch phase rather than ballistic phase interception would be best. Star wars wouldn't work. Need Navy or Air Force systems.
I tutor math a lot. It is one of the most mind-to-mind subjects. Figuring out how somebody can understand a concept deeply in there own way is very satisfying.
There is a reason we expose young people to intellectual pusuits rather than just putting them where they'd be useful like in diamond mines or in chimney sweep jobs. There brains are particularly plastic and need stimulation to develop. Math is among the pursuits they need for their intellectual health. Leaving it out would be like leaving running out of physical development.
What you are asking for is news for consumers. Consumer Reports might be for you. Nerds are interested in what is in the offing. But articles like "wheels turn, assisting in transportation" probably aren't going to get posted here.
Exxon studied the science, found it to be persuasive, even raising rigs to adapt to sea level rise, but lied about the science to the public for years. http://insideclimatenews.org/c...
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http://science.slashdot.org/st... The trouble is, you like civilian nuclear power generation, and that is all kinds of broken. Nuclear technology is great, essential in some applications, but is stinks in civilian power generation.
Nuclear power does great in military propulsion at sea. It does very poorly in civilian electric generation. As we've seen, it produces catastrophic accidents, produces waste that we don't know how to manage, and is very much more expensive than anything else. But at sea, it may solve even more logistics issues going forward, strongly enhancing national security.
So, the control rods jammed and boron was used on an emergency basis. But control rods shouldn't jam ever. We keep nuclear power super inefficient just to avoid that kind of thing.
This situation is a risk of damage to the cooling equipment, which, if damaged, would lead to a meltdown, with or without boron. Not the same since cooling is the last line of defense.
You'd report it and the electrician's permits and licences would be revoked and all past work inspected. This is a mind bogglingly stupid error.
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This thread addresses the actual issue.
Solar can be affected by dropping until the next rain. Minor effect though.
Alaska seem too distant to defend Japan from North Korea.
The threat is against South Korea and US forces in Japan. Seems like launch phase rather than ballistic phase interception would be best. Star wars wouldn't work. Need Navy or Air Force systems.
It is showing signs of incompetence, but nothing like Entergy's buffoonery.
This may be the phenomenon described: https://youtu.be/GjTxagEGmt8
MD stands for Maryland. I do like the museums in NYC though and would hate to see the Price-Anderson Act used to cover the loss of the holdings.
I tutor math a lot. It is one of the most mind-to-mind subjects. Figuring out how somebody can understand a concept deeply in there own way is very satisfying.
Might the students who succeed in that be also those who would do well with math?
There is a reason we expose young people to intellectual pusuits rather than just putting them where they'd be useful like in diamond mines or in chimney sweep jobs. There brains are particularly plastic and need stimulation to develop. Math is among the pursuits they need for their intellectual health. Leaving it out would be like leaving running out of physical development.
May need a calculus workaround for this. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/C...
Definitely more energy dense than uranium ore.... Done with that canard at least.
What you are asking for is news for consumers. Consumer Reports might be for you. Nerds are interested in what is in the offing. But articles like "wheels turn, assisting in transportation" probably aren't going to get posted here.
This is a cool development and it may set back fuel cell adoption, but batteries aren't a crucial technology. http://news.slashdot.org/story...
Uncontrolled leaks and a clueless Entergy led to an atmosphere where Vermont Yankee had to shut down.
Slashdot reader doesn't read the title. Ostrichize him.
Exxon hires geologists, so they are getting something from their sponsorship: advertising.
Right to remain silent, to have an attorney present when questioned....
Exxon studied the science, found it to be persuasive, even raising rigs to adapt to sea level rise, but lied about the science to the public for years. http://insideclimatenews.org/c...
Appoint Lisa Jackson, Apple environment exec to supreme court. Both privacy and environmental law in one nominee.