Nuclear reactors

Post by **Tero** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:52 pm

Any future for these? Seems we use a lot of old technology.

Fusion anytime soon?

Pebble bed reactor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_reactor

Post by **PsychoSerenity** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:44 pm

I remember Bill Gates did a TED talk where he mentions a new kind of reactor design, I think he had put money towards it or something - it was more to do with reducing carbon output and making use of what is normally nuclear waste I think - I don't know what the safety issues of it would be, but he was saying there needs to be more innovation for our future energy needs.

TerraPower Traveling Wave Reactor
here it is, skip to 13 mins.

Post by **SPMaximus** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:53 pm

Moar nuclear until we can get fusion in like 40 years (hopefully)

Post by **Tero** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:21 am

I think we are stuck with it as people do not wanna give up stuff.
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various reactors
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... enaissance

Post by **roter-kaiser** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:36 am

Germany had struck a deal with energy providers a few years back to phase out nuclear energy by I think 2018. Last year they agreed on prolonging operating times for 'younger' reactors. In light of what's happening in Japan, this process was put on hold and politicians and energy providers are committed to phase out nuclear power sooner than planned. I think that's great news.

Post by **roter-kaiser** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:33 am

Here is an interesting article. I can't speak for the US, but Europe certainly got scared by recent events. Let's just hope this has a long term effect.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... aster.html

Post by **JimC** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:52 am

Roll on fusion reactors; with helium as a by-product, dirgibles will be the future of air transport!

Post by **egbert** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:39 am

JimC wrote:Roll on fusion reactors; with helium as a by-product, dirgibles will be the future of air transport!

With all the politicians that we have, you'd think hot air balloons would prevail in air transport.

Post by **Horwood Beer-Master** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:10 pm

roter-kaiser wrote:...I can't speak for the US, but Europe certainly got scared by recent events...

Really?

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:19 pm

Blighty has an estimated 800 years worth of coal reserves left. Let's burn it and damn the consequences!

Post by **Tero** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:01 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Blighty has an estimated 800 years worth of coal reserves left. Let's burn it and damn the consequences!

Good idea, lets dump all the fancy technology too. Well, we will be a bit short of iron, but we can mine it from our dumps. We will need a little iron for our axes. Power will be provided by horses. Human population will drop to 100 000 000 or less.

Post by **Clinton Huxley** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:07 pm

Who'd want to be a Nuclear Industry Sales Rep right now?

Post by **beige** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:29 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/01 ... orium_bet/

If I had my way I'd probably have things moved across the Thorium until other avenues of research are a bit more fruitful.

Post by **Tero** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:07 am

We'll throw in two for the price of one. Free vacuum cleaner for nuclear dust.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:26 am

This just in.

We are all going to die.

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