WannabeOwner
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Have I mis-remembered? I thought it was the same level of stupidity as the Hinkley Point C decision / price ...
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Have I mis-remembered? I thought it was the same level of stupidity as the Hinkley Point C decision / price ...
nwdiver
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What odds are you taking that this will yield an operating plant?
I heard about this deal a couple years ago and looked into 'Nuclear Development LLC' they were actually a real estate company that decided to buy (basically steal) Bellefonte for $111M... lol
SNC-Lavalin seems more legit... we'll see what happens... this might just be a ploy to satisfy terms of the agreement;
'As part of the deal, TVA requires Nuclear Development LLC to make a minimum of $25 million in investments in the property over the next five years, including economic development activities in Jackson County'
mspohr
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They could put in an amusement park.What odds are you taking that this will yield an operating plant?
I heard about this deal a couple years ago and looked into 'Nuclear Development LLC' they were actually a real estate company that decided to buy (basically steal) Bellefonte for $111M... lol
SNC-Lavalin seems more legit... we'll see what happens... this might just be a ploy to satisfy terms of the agreement;
'As part of the deal, TVA requires Nuclear Development LLC to make a minimum of $25 million in investments in the property over the next five years, including economic development activities in Jackson County'
nwdiver
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In all seriousness I hope they do finish the plant... then they can finish the 4 unit plant in Hartsville,TN
Then when that's done they can finish the 2 units in Satsop...
And then they can finish Columbia units 1 & 4...
And the two units at Marble hill... $2.5B spent... 0kWh generated...
3 Units at the Cherokee Nuclear power plant. $6B spent... at least James Cameron got some use out of it for 'The Abyss'; Proof that SC is literally insane since they made the same mistake ~30 years later and now there's spending $20M/yr to preserve their shame...
.... Yellow Creek near luka, MS. Wow... this cost $4B?... 4 units...
There's..... there's an absurd number of partially finished nuclear plants littering the country....
I mean... if you turned every abandoned nuclear plant into an amusement park it would outnumber SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Disney AND 6 flags.... We could call it 'Our country is unable to learn from our mistakes.... world'....
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mspohr
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Amazing. I didn't realize there were that many. Imagine what we would have if that money had been spent on renewables.In all seriousness I hope they do finish the plant... then they can finish the 4 unit plant in Hartsville,TN
Then when that's done they can finish the 2 units in Satsop...
And then they can finish Columbia units 1 & 4...
And the two units at Marble hill... $2.5B spent... 0kWh generated...
3 Units at the Cherokee Nuclear power plant. $6B spent... at least James Cameron got some use out of it for 'The Abyss'; Proof that SC is literally insane since they made the same mistake ~30 years later and now there's spending $20M/yr to preserve their shame...
.... Yellow Creek near luka, MS. Wow... this cost $4B?... 4 units...
There's..... there's an absurd number of partially finished nuclear plants littering the country....
I mean... if you turned every abandoned nuclear plant into an amusement park it would outnumber SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Disney AND 6 flags.... We could call it 'Our country is unable to learn from our mistakes.... world'....
The time to get a nuclear power plant fully functional makes it non-viable from a renewables + batteries perspective.
nwdiver
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GOOD NEWS!!
Researchers have figured out how to cost effectively extract Uranium from sea water;
I understand that next on their list of critical 'problems' to solve is a more effective snow removal plan for Honduras...
Researchers have figured out how to cost effectively extract Uranium from sea water;
I understand that next on their list of critical 'problems' to solve is a more effective snow removal plan for Honduras...
Heck, I would be happy if someone could cost effectively produce fresh water from sea water. That would actually solve a significant world problem.
The Israelis have been making some pretty good progress with this. I'm sure there's room for improvement, but they're doing more and better than has been done before.
SageBrush
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Here's a pretty comprehensive SciAm article from a couple years ago:
Israel Proves the Desalination Era Is Here
They quote the newest plant then as delivering a thousand liters of purified water from seawater for $0.58. I'm not sure how much things have improved since.
I've also read that desalination plants on the Israeli model are being built in L.A. now?
Don't forget that PG&E with the most expensive electricity in the country, now gets to pass on to ratepayers the decommissioning of Diablo Canyon Nuclear power plant.
What a crock..... We were told that allowing the power plant to be in our back yard would give us "Cheap affordable power for decades" Well we had the most expensive power for decades, and now we get to pay again to get rid of this power plant.
What a crock..... We were told that allowing the power plant to be in our back yard would give us "Cheap affordable power for decades" Well we had the most expensive power for decades, and now we get to pay again to get rid of this power plant.
Merrill
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That's a great story. I had no idea desal had progressed so far. Add a solar farm to power all the pumps and the future looks bright.
The usage part of my last water bill was $20.18 for 4 CCF which is about $1.78 per thousand liters. So, $0.58/kl at the plant is pretty damn good. I also pay $46/month just to have service for a 1" meter.
There is. It's called rain, it's free, and it works very well as long as humans don't: 1) fill it with crap or other hazardous chemicals, 2) only use/reuse the minimum required for drinking, 3) overpopulate the area.
...says the guy from Washington.There is. It's called rain, it's free, and it works very well as long as humans don't: 1) fill it with crap or other hazardous chemicals, 2) only use/reuse the minimum required for drinking, 3) overpopulate the area.
SSonnentag
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Or imagine how clean our energy would be now if they had finished building and started utilizing the nuclear power plants. Coal and gas power would be done.
I realize we're kinda on a tangent here, but if you're looking for solar electricity anyway, some kinds inherently generate fresh water as a byproduct...
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rxlawdude
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I mean... if you turned every abandoned nuclear plant into an amusement park it would outnumber SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Disney AND 6 flags.... We could call it 'Our country is unable to learn from our mistakes.... world'....
Let's face it: those amusement parks would all get glowing reviews.
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