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To: meyer

There are designs for Compact Modular Reactors out there that are self contained units producing less electricity than a big 1000MW reactor. These could easily provide the amount of power needed in a place like Maui.


652 posted on 08/14/2023 5:48:31 PM PDT by yawningotter
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653 posted on 08/14/2023 5:49:55 PM PDT by foldspace
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To: yawningotter

Yes, there are a couple of different small modular reactor designs out there. 2 or 3 entities are interested, but the cost to build is pretty steep. Especially building the first ones - R&D ain’t free.


659 posted on 08/14/2023 5:56:51 PM PDT by meyer (FBI = KGB for the DNC; IRS = Gestapo)
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To: yawningotter

Indeed and some of them use Thorium instead of Uranium resulting in less waste to deal with.


761 posted on 08/15/2023 5:28:09 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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