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A weblog devoted to the discussion of thorium as a future energy resource, and the machine to extract that energy--the liquid-fluoride nuclear reactor.
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Posted 4 days ago
1.4 ComplexityIf reactors are able to operate in unsafe conditions, there is an open invitation for an accident to happen. Light water reactors are complex systems. The one billion electric watts
Posted 1 week ago
the blame [for bad movies and poorly performing sports teams] can be laid at the feet of the people of South Asia, whose tolerance of mediocrity knows no bounds. - Chan Akya Leadership is not just c
Posted 1 week ago
Sunflower in a comment yesterday on Grustmill provided the following prices quotes for CSP:Ausra (line focus) claims $100/m2, BrightSource (power tower heliostats) $150/m2, Matrix Solar Dish (me) $1
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Posted 1 week ago
1.3.3 Heat, Water, Steam, MistakesHomer Simpson is wedded in the public mind to the issue of nuclear safety. We of course know that Homer is a reactor operator, and we know that Homer is going to mak
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Posted 1 week ago
It's nice we are beginning to count all the energy used in a home, including heat as well as electricity. Is there still a huge propane tank behind the snow fence at the foot of RMI's driveway? ( Pay
Posted 2 weeks ago
I have some more solar (CSP) construction cost and performance data. Solana CPS facility under construction at Gila Bend, Ariz., will have a name plate capacity of 284 megawatts. The facility will
Posted 2 weeks ago
1.3.2 Heat, Water and Steam: The Navy's reactor and safetyHyman Rickover was something of a monster. Contrary to Richard Nixon, Rickover was not at all able to admit mistakes. Rickover was ruthless
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Posted 2 weeks ago
1.3.1 Heat, Water and SteamThe Navy's reactorWe have seen how Alvin Weinberg's toy water moderated Low Intensity Test Reactor emulated many features of the natural reactors at Oklo. This was all inad
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Chattanooga: Ex-TVA head blasts plans for nuke plantsMr. Freeman, an 82-year-old lawyer and engineer who has headed four U.S. utilities, accused TVA officials of being nucleoholics addicted to atomi
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Posted 2 weeks ago
I usually defer the analysis of solar energy costs to the esteemed Dr. Buzzo, but this weekend I came across a Solar array data set on The Gristmill, to which which commenters had applied useful and
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