Posted on 05/03/2006 11:01:38 PM PDT by Roy Tucker
China and Russia to construct floating nuclear power plants 28-03-06 Russia and China look set to take their already substantial energy cooperation to a new level, as a Russian official from the country's top civilian nuclear body said that Beijing was ready to join efforts to construct floating nuclear power plants. "China has openly stated it was willing to cooperate in this field, including in terms of investment," said Vitaly Ryabov, a department head at the Federal Agency for Nuclear Power.
The official's comments echo a source in a Russian delegation that visited Beijing last fall who said that China was considering extending a loan for the construction of one such unit in northern Russia. If the plans are followed through, it will be the latest chapter in Russia's dealings with its energy-hungry neighbour, following the signing of a contract to supply Beijing with 80 bn cm of natural gas a year earlier this month. Russia already supplies China with Siberian crude, and an offshoot of a proposed pipeline to the Pacific Ocean could lead to a substantial increase in oil bound for the rapidly developing Asian giant.
With China set to up its nuclear energy capacities dramatically by 2020, Russia's nuclear agency is showcasing the country's achievements in the field at the Nuclear Industry China 2006 exhibition, which brings together producers and suppliers of equipment and technology for nuclear power plants. It is one of the events on the program of the Year of Russia in China, a series of cultural, economic and other events designed to promote bilateral ties. Ryabov said Russia regarded China as a promising partner in the sphere of peaceful nuclear energy and was conducting joint research with the country into fast breeder reactors.
Source: RIA Novosti
I love the line about Russia showcasing the country's achievements in Nuclear Energy. Chernobyl comes to mind as a real showcase.
Please provide a working link for this article. Thanks.
I hope that is Russian for "scrappleface"
Here you go:
http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/frame_nts_news.htm
RT
Funny, and no.
It would be best if you provided the working link to the actual article, rather than making someone else go looking for it.
From the past:
AEI: August 1996, Offshore Power Systems
http://www.atomicinsights.com/aug96/Offshore.html
"Begun in 1970, this project was based on two ideas. The first was that a series of identical reactors produced in a factory type setting could be completed in a shorter period of time than a similar number of custom made plants constructed on site. The second was that plants located several miles off shore might be able to avoid the infamous Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome that had begun to plague power plant developers."
Yup, but I'll bet the Chinese and the Russians will be working hard to export a few of these to various Middle Eastern states.
The fish will be so happy.
You joke, but I remember being at the Yankee nuclear power plant in the 80s up in Plymouth, MA and the fish loved the warm water that came out of the plant.
You are probably right- OPS seemed doomed from the start- at least to me, about an hour's drive away. There was great hype, but besides building a couple of office buildings in Jacksonville, they always had the air of "all sizzle, no steak" about them. This could prove different.
Unfortunately, we in America have turned our back on nuclear fuel as an alternative energy source.
I believe that is finally turning around... memories of the unfortunate confluence of Three Mile Island, The China Syndrome, and Chernobyl are fading, and ( much as I hate to admit how pervasive Pop Culture is ) Homer Simpson worked all his life in a Nucular Plant, and he's livin' large...
Doh! but I don't think we should make Homer Simpson the poster boy for nuclear energy in the US. He doesn't inspire the sort of confidence the industry needs to impart.
"Also the caribou in Alaska like hanging around the pipeline, for what reason I don't understand."
It can get REALLY cold in the area where the pipeline passes. The oil is heated. Of course the pipeline is insulated, but it's still warmer than the winter air in that area.
Also, the pipeline often makes a pretty good wind break.
China may survive Peak Oil.
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