You realize that the thing you’re describing doesn’t actually exist and likely never will, right?
Pro-nuclear folks are so weird.
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CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 months agoIt uses a ton of material to power 73 homes annually, works best in a desert but requires a lot of water. Yeah, nuclear energy is really threatened by that. Modern microreactors in development make, for example, 1.5 MWe at let’s say 90% capacity factor. Assuming about 1000 kWh/no for a house, that microreactor, which can fit on the back of a semi truck, can power 985 homes anually.
Yeah, I will stick with nuclear, thanks.
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 months ago
Nuclear energy isn't threatened by this. It's threatened by the fact that it's impossible to build one at a profit.
CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 months ago
That’s why factory fabricated microreactors are such a cool concept!
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 months ago
And by the time that concept becomes reality we'll either be running 100% renewable energy or dead from climate change
CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 months ago
Nope. Deployment of factory fabricated microreactors is planned for the 2030s.
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The cost of electricity from those is even more expensive than from conventional nuclear.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee 7 months ago
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CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 months ago
There are technology (reactor) demonstrations planned within the next 2-3 years, so not quite but very close. A lot of active R&D work going on right now for specific designs at a lot of companies.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee 7 months ago
So you admit they do not exist?
CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 months ago
The technologies on which these reactor designs are based have been demonstrated previously. The specific designs are in progress and well on their way. AGR, EBR-II, and MSRE are examples.