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I'd like to point out that nuclear generates power via steam that spins a turbine. It's how you create the steam that's different. As far as for profit reactor
by TheHypnotist 7y ago
I'd like to point out that nuclear generates power via steam that spins a turbine. It's how you create the steam that's different.
As far as for profit reactors vs. non-profit, do you have any examples of this? The ones I'm aware of (in the U.S.) are utility owned but tightly regulated.
- throwanem 7y agoThat’s the steam to which I’m referring, yes. The best example I have of nonprofit reactor operation, and the safety culture which such a paradigm can support, is the US Navy; while nuclear-powered submarines have been lost on two occasions, neither loss resulted from a reactor accident, and indeed the US Navy has never had a reactor accident. [1] I’m not the first to suggest this model could be productively applied to civilian power generation; I remain uncertain why it seems so uncommon for other “Atomkraft? Ja, bitte!” folks to do so. [1] https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun/09/john-mccain/navys-record-unblemished/ https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun...