/sci/ - Science & Math

>>5506275
There is limited research on long term properties of thorium reactors, and the NRC does not like risky prototype reactors, and existing and next generation BWR/PWR reactor design means thorium, an unusual fuel is not likely to be adopted. Some countries are starting small scale research projects due to the need for Uranium in military applications.

>>5395394
drones.
Drone aircraft flying constant patrols can make the normal game patrol hyper efficient since they can use drone footage to direct their efforts to poachers, rather than relying on on foot methods. After all, you cannot beat those drones.

>>5362887
if it is radioactive enough to cause feelings.. you are going to die.

>>5290303
uh civil engineering is the most politicial engineering field since even though a bridge gives no fuck, what you build (trains vs cars vs airports) are determined by the local environment. Do you destroy neighborhoods, reroute traffic, fuck trees?

Civil engineering really would be an ideal field.

>>5290798
>solar photo voltaic
>not using thermal solar
you can get more energy and higher efficiencies.

>>5245086
uh what, nuclear theory was a 50 year effort at the least if we count Henri Becquerel as the start, so yeah, please try some more.

>>5240915
untested unproven reactors, talk to me when it can be mass produced and has a proven saftey record.

>>5241065
It wasn't a true system for one thing, and G4 is already absurdly safe as is.

>>5171975
oh god you have done it now

>>5080362
yes, all that means is neutron production is greater than net neutron losses. sooo some factor changed in the operating reactor.

>>5035967
because the only way to have 24/7/365 second strike ability is a nuclear subarine, diesel patrols.. were a horrible clusterfuck at best, and once you gained the ability to run deep, fast, and quiet, and launch missiles at any city in less than 15 hours, you gained something that will never go away.

For surface vessels, you gain the ability to operate at high speed without stopping, which is a big deal when you want to destroy SAMs/air grids without having to use massive air to air refueling operations, which means you can save them for dedicated bomber craft. Going to any site in the world rapidly is a huge strategic talent!


>>5036011
LWRs work, are safe, and can be made stable.

>>5025065
You try to describe AC without i (protip, you can't, because there is no way to discuss impedance,)

>>5007980
Uh, you do realize that they actually do run in the heart of some of the largest cities, every day, San Diego, one of the largest cities in the United States has several gigawatts of nuclear energy, being run in horribly exotic drill conditions nearly daily, and it moves. It is not impossible to run a 100% safe flaweless program, but you need to demand more of your operators and procedures, also, why do you hate Freedom, anon-kun?

>>5007699
>>5007709
The reactor meltdown was fucking bad. It made half of Regan's helicotper fleet radioactive, and most likely made at least 3 pilots off the list of flying for a year because their exposures are too damn high for the tables.
>>5007728
>not living in the Southeast
>glorious new reactor construction

The southeast has the perfect 1 2 hit of old coal plants and expanding populations demanding cheap energy, and the coal lobby is weak because of how cheap coal is, making them low now. Nuclear is back, even with this, just because with gas having fracking issues in the Northeast, solar being a clusterfuck, and wind producing ultrasonic waves/BLOCKING MAH VIEWS, its the best not gas way of providing base load

>>4994135
wat
literally wat, the ammount of nuclear substance assumes so many things, so many bad numbers (2%,) assumes Uranium costs are fixed, and assumes only solid wastes (how do you get rid of liquid wastes), and there is no proven Thorium reactor that isn't simulation data.

why.txt

>>4985534
you could work for my boss, I guess, design reactors, microwaves, high energy equipment, I mean I have a mech E with nuclear focus, and the military has me, and after I get out, I want to go to Westinghouse.

>>4982248
>not knowing about metal deformation
>2012
wait, I mean, anyone who has worked with metal knows it undergoes deformation on a sliding scale, (I'm kinda butthurt about 9-11 because A: I saw the planes hit, so idiots who say lol missiles insult me, and B: the old man worked (he made it out) next to the WTC, and had plenty of friends who worked in the towers. A cover-up/bomb truck would be functionally impossible to hide from most of the people who worked there.)

>>4981716
nuclear engineer here, its because chemists have fucked up in the past, I know those feels though, though the one issue I have with your field is that your guys are a bit over-eager to put some chemicals out there, but you guys are cool!

>>4968132
technology stealing away funds from proven light water reactor technology. reprocessing is much easier, or we could go full insane and use breeder reactors to burn up fuel.

>>4967930
wind is not fucking free the problem then becomes making a new grid which would cost multiple billions of dollars and then you need to find a way to magically store this energy because wind blows best overnight which is when the least energy is used.

>>4954674
military reactors (i work on them), are a pain in the ass to take care of, and unless its a very small ultra tiny boat (NR-1), have actually had massive issues (the reason why we didn't use them was because the fucking Army is retarded and can't be trusted, SL-1 incident), and no portable reactor is currently in production or being used outside of a few think tank proposals and experiments.

>>4954643
I'm talking about DESIGN, because the uranium decay chain leads to thorium (not sure if this is more chemistry or physics 101)

>>4954628
there will never at least in the States or any first world nation be a nuclear plant in any reasonable distance from an industrial complex just because of the risk of fire spreading to non nuclear components of the power plant (transformers).

I'm used to natural gas power generation/heat cogeneration, but you can't simply plop down a nuclear power plant is what I am saying. It wont' be approved for one thing, and there will be protests on both sides of the isle.

>>4954521
>>4954521
medical reactors are a highly specialized reactor design due to the isotopes required, you can't just say "hey this is my Westinghouse . lets get some Technetium out of this bitch!"

>>4954489
>>4954441
>random youtbe video
And why is this not the Thorium version of Alex Jones garbage again, also so do breeeder reactors, which are more proven (if slightly crazy) designs, for one thing.
>>4954472
Find the worst possible earthquake in history, add the worst possible hurricane, add in a twister at the worst possible factor. Multiply by 50.

Also, Japan proves that this step isn't even done NOW fucking idiots didn't put up a seawall which is a simple protective means.

Pressurized reactors have multiple safties in case of loss of pressure, but that is why you have people in the plant as well!.

The waste heat is useless though because nuclear power plants require isolation from other major industrial t hings just due to the fire risk alone, so any heat transfer would be useless as the heat would be LOST to radiation.