Since the grids are connected, this seems like good news for all of Europe. That is, assuming the problems with the EPR plants can be solved. Does anyone know about that? It looks like there is an...
Since the grids are connected, this seems like good news for all of Europe. That is, assuming the problems with the EPR plants can be solved. Does anyone know about that?
It looks like there is an EPR 2 that solves some problems constructing the first plants.
Sounds like it's been delayed multiple times throughout the project due to poor QC/QA. Bad welds in particular seem to make up a lot of of the delays, and the most recent delay is no exception....
That is, assuming the problems with the EPR plants can be solved.
Sounds like it's been delayed multiple times throughout the project due to poor QC/QA. Bad welds in particular seem to make up a lot of of the delays, and the most recent delay is no exception. While I can't imagine any reason why this couldn't be fixed, I do find it strange that it all comes down to something relatively simple. However, per Wikipedia it sounds like they can't actually start loading fuel into the reactor until they fix the problem and go through another round of quality checks. And since the fuel loading/startup procedure itself takes about a year, that means no electricity for another 2 years or so. Kind of a shame really.
If they can fix the issues with Flamanville and EPR, YES PLEASE. One of my favorite concepts was Flexblue. Basically, build a submarine, mount it to the seabed, generate electricity and run a...
If they can fix the issues with Flamanville and EPR, YES PLEASE.
One of my favorite concepts was Flexblue. Basically, build a submarine, mount it to the seabed, generate electricity and run a power cable to shore.
I like the idea of a reactor you can basically just ship anywhere and hook up to the grid, and I'm assuming the benefit here is that the ocean provides natural cooling for the reactor, without the...
I like the idea of a reactor you can basically just ship anywhere and hook up to the grid, and I'm assuming the benefit here is that the ocean provides natural cooling for the reactor, without the need for complicated pumping equipment, cooling ponds etc.
But I find the idea that it's more secure against tampering to be questionable, if not moot. There are existing reactor designs, designed such that they reach a fissionless steady-state in the event of plant failure, rather than catastrophically melting down Chernobyl style. CANDU is a great example of an implemented design that does just that. And I'm not certain how I feel about the inherent inaccessibility of the design as a whole. Modern reactors generally need a lot of maintenance and supervision.
Case in point: A 200 kilometer long cable used to detect submarines (among other things) outside of Northern Norway has recently disappeared. It was placed at a depth of around 200 meters....
Case in point: A 200 kilometer long cable used to detect submarines (among other things) outside of Northern Norway has recently disappeared.
It was placed at a depth of around 200 meters. Authorities have yet to say anything about what happened, which means it's probably a Russian submarine operation of sorts. They're the ones who no longer have their traffic monitored whenever subs leave/enter the Barents Sea and move into the Atlantic.
Even if people saw what was coming, there was nothing to be done to prevent the cable from being removed. For a nuclear power plant, would things be different? There's always marine traffic.
European Pressurized Reactor, the European Gen III pressurized water reactor. A combination of the different design philosophies of Framatome and Siemens. That ended up contributing to the cost...
European Pressurized Reactor, the European Gen III pressurized water reactor. A combination of the different design philosophies of Framatome and Siemens. That ended up contributing to the cost and schedule overruns seen with Flamanville and Olkiluoto.
Since the grids are connected, this seems like good news for all of Europe. That is, assuming the problems with the EPR plants can be solved. Does anyone know about that?
It looks like there is an EPR 2 that solves some problems constructing the first plants.
Sounds like it's been delayed multiple times throughout the project due to poor QC/QA. Bad welds in particular seem to make up a lot of of the delays, and the most recent delay is no exception. While I can't imagine any reason why this couldn't be fixed, I do find it strange that it all comes down to something relatively simple. However, per Wikipedia it sounds like they can't actually start loading fuel into the reactor until they fix the problem and go through another round of quality checks. And since the fuel loading/startup procedure itself takes about a year, that means no electricity for another 2 years or so. Kind of a shame really.
If they can fix the issues with Flamanville and EPR, YES PLEASE.
One of my favorite concepts was Flexblue. Basically, build a submarine, mount it to the seabed, generate electricity and run a power cable to shore.
I like the idea of a reactor you can basically just ship anywhere and hook up to the grid, and I'm assuming the benefit here is that the ocean provides natural cooling for the reactor, without the need for complicated pumping equipment, cooling ponds etc.
But I find the idea that it's more secure against tampering to be questionable, if not moot. There are existing reactor designs, designed such that they reach a fissionless steady-state in the event of plant failure, rather than catastrophically melting down Chernobyl style. CANDU is a great example of an implemented design that does just that. And I'm not certain how I feel about the inherent inaccessibility of the design as a whole. Modern reactors generally need a lot of maintenance and supervision.
Case in point: A 200 kilometer long cable used to detect submarines (among other things) outside of Northern Norway has recently disappeared.
It was placed at a depth of around 200 meters. Authorities have yet to say anything about what happened, which means it's probably a Russian submarine operation of sorts. They're the ones who no longer have their traffic monitored whenever subs leave/enter the Barents Sea and move into the Atlantic.
Even if people saw what was coming, there was nothing to be done to prevent the cable from being removed. For a nuclear power plant, would things be different? There's always marine traffic.
European Pressurized Reactor, the European Gen III pressurized water reactor. A combination of the different design philosophies of Framatome and Siemens. That ended up contributing to the cost and schedule overruns seen with Flamanville and Olkiluoto.