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Atomic Show #278 – Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) project partners USNC, GFP and OPG
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Atomic Show #278 – Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) project partners USNC, GFP and OPG

ByRod Adams

…n is handled by conventional rods not the black and silver rods. Automatic load following is not done with the black and silver rods (just long duration reactivity control). scaryjello I hope all understand that virtually any solid fueled reactor can be operated for 20 years without refueling. The naval reactors are a good example of this; their reactors reach end of life after ~4 Effective Full Power Years. Those 4 EFPY are not spent in 30 years….

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Atomic Show #247 – Jigar Shah, founder SunEdison and Generate Capital

ByRod Adams

…e is ignoring basic facts of control system theory. Jeff Walther Sigh. Caseload should have been baseload. Stupid auto-correct. Steve I finally managed to get caught up with my backlog of podcasts and I enjoyed the conversation. I appreciate Jigar’s point about the “industry” (such as it is) being the author of its misfortunes; but, this charge is not entirely fair. Nuclear is unique in the degree of political bias (for several historical reasons)…

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German analyst prefers Russian gas over German nuclear

ByRod Adams

…, you heightens the pollutants and rise consumption, which makes it at low load definitively less efficient than a nuclear plant to follow load. In fact, there’s a point where the NOx rate rises above the allowed limit, and you can not lower the load further. You need to stop the unit, but restarting it will waste a very significant amount of gas, which means it’s uneconomic if not done for several hours. Whilst Siemens is proud of what it manages…

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