Posted on 03/12/2011 2:34:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
It is important that conservatives start talking about pebble bed reactors. Liberals are going to try and use this as an excuse to ban nuclear reactors, but pebble bed reactor can not melt down, due to physics. Once a pebble bed reactor reaches a certain temperature the reaction decreases.
Yes, it is. But, I also think it is important to promote the new pebble bed technology, because it makes meltdowns obsolete. I like the Japanese and I hope they get through this okay.
I must say I have to question their siting. I can’t believe they were built so close to the coast.
You know, it is interesting because I was looking at the site via the news, and the site seems to be on a bluff. I think the damage was could have been caused by the earthquake rather than the tsunami. Either way, the pebble bed system would have eliminated the problem. I think Japan probably uses pebble bed reactors, but I think this is probably an older reactor.
You know, it is interesting because I was looking at the site via the news, and the site seems to be on a bluff. I think the damage was could have been caused by the earthquake rather than the tsunami. Either way, the pebble bed system would have eliminated the problem. I think Japan probably uses pebble bed reactors, but I think this is probably an older reactor.
Power plants need a lot of water. Many, if not most, reactors are built on coasts.
Good point, but still it is on a bluff regardless.
Fox news said this is an older reactor. From what an expert said the earthquake caused the power outage and the tsunami took the generator down. It is now running on BATTERIES!
Can’t be much of a bluff if the tsunami took the backup diesel generators out.
Nuclear cloud....ain’t no thing for the Japanese.
Terrifying for US.
thats a very interesting observation...
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I am just going by the photo is seen, but my point is that the pebble reactors are much safer than the rods. Pebbles can not meltdown, and that is the salient point.
I did hear that this reactor is an older one. Would it not have the pebble bed reactors?
I hope not, because then the theory is mute. The way it was explained to me is that pebble bet reactors are safe because once the core reaches a certain temp. the reaction process slows down. I heard this from a professor teaching astronomy, but he said he had nuclear credentials. I don’t claim nuclear credentials, so I took his word for it. He could have been full of it, but what would he have to gain? His proposal seemed to make sense. I was actually hoping to get some feedback from some nuclear physicists, from this site.
To...prevent the WORST consequences of CLIMATE Change, we’ll need to increase our supply of NUCLEAR power {Barry Obama Feb 16, 2010}
well you know they do need water for cooling
You mean Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration?
Please use the correct term henceforth, for all the obvious reasons. Thank you.
(Yes, I know it was a quote. If you’re still scratching your head, take a closer look at the new accepted term.)
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