A new nuclear reactor in the U.S. starts up. It’s the first in nearly seven years

CNBC ^ | 7 Mar 2023 | Catherine Clifford

[DUMBGRUNT]

Glow-in-the-dark peaches taste much better than plain old ones.

[Celerity]

in 2020 it was reported that the weight of the structure couldn’t be supported by the clay ground...

.. and it was sinking.

This isn’t a big deal when it’s manned, but if something were to happen and it was abandoned the reactor containment will break down after some period.
Not that anyone cares.

[Tell It Right]

Within a few years there will be another Fukushima almost disaster ("almost" as in number of deaths = 0) and the Dims will demand the shut down of all nuclayur plants (typed in my best Bush voice).

Nuclear is great IMHO form a physical science perspective. But it's weak in political science.

[NohSpinZone]

I've been listening to a college chemistry course on Audible and one of the chapters was on the process for uranium enrichment. I was blown away to learn that nuclear fuel rods are only enriched to be around 5% U-235 whereas weapons-grade uranium is around 90% U-235. In nature, U-235 is a rare isotope compared to the far more common U-238 and U-235 is more desired because it's more fissile than U-238.

Fascinating process in general, using gas diffusion laws or centrifugal force to separate U-235 UF₆ molecules from U-238 variants, aka enrichment.

[Telepathic Intruder]

A little bit of radiation is actually good for you, so I’ve heard.

[Oscar in Batangas]

In the 70’s and 80’s we had bumper stickers stating

“Nuclear Power
Friend of the Earth”

Sure did tick off a lot of the Ralph Nadar congregation

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”in 2020 it was reported that the weight of the structure couldn’t be supported by the clay ground...

.. and it was sinking.”

Is the esteemed congressman from Georgia still spreading strange tales?

[Dutch Boy]

I live about 2 miles from a nuclear power plant. It’s been running since 1970.

[RightOnTheBorder]

That small percentage enrichment is why spent fuel can be reconditioned and re-used so as to create less waste. Flip side is the more you do it the closer you get to weapons grade. I think that is why we just dump spent rods in a hole in New Mexico.

[6ppc]

Read “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” by Richard Rhodes. It won Pulitzer and is on my Top 10 list. I’ve read it 4 times. Pick up something I missed every time.

[Tucker39]

2nd Peter Chapter 3. The Almighty will take care of all the trash, and give us new heavens and a new Earth.

[NohSpinZone]

Interesting. Yes, dumping spent rods would be far more desirable to plants blowing up to smithereens.

[NohSpinZone]

Thank you for the tip! I shall. I just checked and there’s a 25th anniversary version of it on Audible. Looking forward to it.

[hinckley buzzard]

Like they used to say at Perry Nuclear, “hell no, we won’t glow!”

[MachIV]

In the early 1980’s my dad had a sticker on his vehicle that said “More people have died in Ted Kennedy’s car than in nuclear power plants”.

[Oscar in Batangas]

The other bumper sticker from that time that relates to your comment was

“A little nukie is good for you”

[RightOnTheBorder]

I think the policy is aimed at keeping reconditioned fuel out of the hands of bad actors (think Iran) but France and other countries recondition their fuel (I guess they don’t have any giant holes in the desert) so it’s kind of a futile effort on our part.

[Victor]

in 2020 it was reported that the weight of the structure couldn’t be supported by the clay ground... .. and it was sinking.

something missing here...?

So why didn't engineers start looking for better ground before construction...?

This makes no sense at all....

[Paal Gulli]

"Read “The Making of the Atomic Bomb” by Richard Rhodes. It won Pulitzer and is on my Top 10 list. I’ve read it 4 times. Pick up something I missed every time."

Is it written in Hebrew or English?

;)

/sarc

[Tucker39]

By saying “us” I am specifying those who are trusting Jesus as their Savior from sin. Everyone else will be on their own. There’s still time to get in on God’s Plan. But don’t procrastinate and miss the offer.