Tdansmith 3259 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 What do you all think ? Small Modular Reactors. IMO they are the future of energy in the UK and indeed the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31190 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Well if this doesn’t bring @luckyluke back from the dead then nothing will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3259 Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 2 minutes ago, ewerk said: Well if this doesn’t bring @luckyluke back from the dead then nothing will. Why ? Was he against it or for it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43039 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 9 minutes ago, Tdansmith said: Why ? Was he against it or for it ? He was bitten by a radioactive spider whilst working at a nuclear plant, and developed the ability to shoot strings of radioactive jism at will. Useless for crime fighting purposes, buggered for having kids, but he gets to wear a Lycra bodysuit with a crotch flap. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35566 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I’ll be honest and say I haven’t given it a great deal of thought 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3259 Posted October 26 Author Share Posted October 26 27 minutes ago, Alex said: I’ll be honest and say I haven’t given it a great deal of thought 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 It the current playbook for the right wing cunts here as their anti renewables push. Currently there is not one example working in the world. And the costs associated with power generation, if one actually did work, is 2 to 3 times the costs to generate the same power from a renewable source. Pipe dream of the Trumps, Farages, potatohead Dutton and other climate change denier cunts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17635 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 6 minutes ago, sammynb said: It the current playbook for the right wing cunts here as their anti renewables push. Currently there is not one example working in the world. And the costs associated with power generation, if one actually did work, is 2 to 3 times the costs to generate the same power from a renewable source. Pipe dream of the Trumps, Farages, potatohead Dutton and other climate change denier cunts. The advantage of them is independence and reliability for the tech industry. Google and Amazon will drive this and they’ll start popping up everywhere iyam https://www.sciencenews.org/article/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-amazon Nuclear is a no brainer if you can protect the infrastructure from physical and IT attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, PaddockLad said: The advantage of them is independence and reliability for the tech industry. Google and Amazon will drive this and they’ll start popping up everywhere iyam https://www.sciencenews.org/article/small-modular-nuclear-reactors-amazon Nuclear is a no brainer if you can protect the infrastructure from physical and IT attacks. That's all great but as I said currently there isn't one in operation in the world. I'd love a flux capacitor for my De Lorean but as it stands they are the realm of fiction. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/09/small-modular-nuclear-reactor-that-was-hailed-by-coalition-as-future-cancelled-due-to-rising-costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Quote The OECD’s NEA recognises three SMRs as operational, with over 50 SMR technologies currently still under development as identified in their latest SMR Dashboard report. Any estimate about cost or time to construct, whether optimistic or pessimistic, should be considered with a high degree of uncertainty. https://www.ansto.gov.au/news/small-modular-reactors-an-overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17635 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 10 minutes ago, sammynb said: That's all great but as I said currently there isn't one in operation in the world. I'd love a flux capacitor for my De Lorean but as it stands they are the realm of fiction. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/09/small-modular-nuclear-reactor-that-was-hailed-by-coalition-as-future-cancelled-due-to-rising-costs From your article Sounds like a small scale domestic set up. If the tech giants start driving this it’ll completely change the sector with investment into research and the technology required set up costs will reduce quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17635 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Chatting to @sammynb about this reminded me of this, when this individual appeared to be a true force for good in this world. It’s the first time I’d heard of him and I thought the application of this sort of tech was inspired at the time. Not so much nowadays 😑 https://news.sky.com/story/amp/elon-musk-wins-50m-bet-with-giant-battery-for-south-australia-11141165 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) 12 hours ago, PaddockLad said: Sounds like a small scale domestic set up. If the tech giants start driving this it’ll completely change the sector with investment into research and the technology required set up costs will reduce quickly. You'd think and hope but that's not how the world works anymore. Seeing we are of similar vintage, I don't think either of us will ever see benefits from it, especially financially, in our lifetime. The true game changers is in batteries being able to store renewable energy with more efficiency, requiring less resources and of course, without any of those funds going to the cunt called Elon. Edited October 26 by sammynb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, PaddockLad said: Chatting to @sammynb about this reminded me of this, when this individual appeared to be a true force for good in this world. It’s the first time I’d heard of him and I thought the application of this sort of tech was inspired at the time. Not so much nowadays 😑 https://news.sky.com/story/amp/elon-musk-wins-50m-bet-with-giant-battery-for-south-australia-11141165 Jinx! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31190 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 16 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Chatting to @sammynb about this reminded me of this, when this individual appeared to be a true force for good in this world. It’s the first time I’d heard of him and I thought the application of this sort of tech was inspired at the time. Not so much nowadays 😑 https://news.sky.com/story/amp/elon-musk-wins-50m-bet-with-giant-battery-for-south-australia-11141165 Aye, he’s done the same thing with Taiwan by deliberately blocking their access to the Starlink system because China told him so. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 10348 Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Surely not. Not Elon Musk. Say it ain’t so. Not the poster boy for freedom of speech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1344 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Personally I'd prefer more installations like Torness. My favourite part of the drive down that coast for years is always looking at the handful of caravans tucked away behind that delipidated eyesore and thinking "who wouldn't want to retire there?" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21970 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 36 minutes ago, Blastronaut said: Personally I'd prefer more installations like Torness. My favourite part of the drive down that coast for years is always looking at the handful of caravans tucked away behind that delipidated eyesore and thinking "who wouldn't want to retire there?" Torness is a fake power station. All nuclear is, ask Wolfy. There are no power lines coming out of Torness. It's a hologram. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3259 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 Rolls-Royce SMR Limited (Rolls-Royce SMR) and ČEZ Group (CEZ) have today announced that they will join forces to bring their global capabilities and know-how to the deployment of Rolls-Royce SMR’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology. This is enabled by an equity investment by CEZ into Rolls-Royce SMR and a strategic partnership to deploy up to 3GW of electricity in the Czech Republic using Rolls-Royce SMR power plants. https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2024/29-10-2024-rolls-royce-smr-and-cez-group-partner-to-deploy-smrs-in-uk-and-czechia.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3506 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 13 hours ago, Tdansmith said: Rolls-Royce SMR Limited (Rolls-Royce SMR) and ČEZ Group (CEZ) have today announced that they will join forces to bring their global capabilities and know-how to the deployment of Rolls-Royce SMR’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology. This is enabled by an equity investment by CEZ into Rolls-Royce SMR and a strategic partnership to deploy up to 3GW of electricity in the Czech Republic using Rolls-Royce SMR power plants. https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2024/29-10-2024-rolls-royce-smr-and-cez-group-partner-to-deploy-smrs-in-uk-and-czechia.aspx If those things are operational and constantly churning out 3GW of power before 2040, I'll let you eat your hat. Elon thought he'd have Mars colonised by now and no number of press releases, actually makes it true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21970 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 3 GW is twice what Blyth power station was in its heyday mind. That was a canny big power station. I thought SMRs maxed out at around 300 MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45984 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I permanently output in excess of 3GW of sexual energy, but I don't know if there's any way of converting that into something that can be used to power the grid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21970 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 4 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I permanently output in excess of 3GW of sexual energy, but I don't know if there's any way of converting that into something that can be used to power the grid. This is much funnier for people who actually know you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 45984 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Just now, Renton said: This is much funnier for people who actually know you. You thinking closer to 6? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3957 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 23 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I permanently output in excess of 3W of sexual energy, but I don't know if there's any way of converting that into something that can be used to power the grid. fyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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