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"This is where I did a spit take." That's understandable. 470 MW is not "small." It's over 50% of the size of conventional PWRs. Also 470 MW is probably not
by topspin 5y ago
"This is where I did a spit take."
That's understandable. 470 MW is not "small." It's over 50% of the size of conventional PWRs. Also 470 MW is probably not sufficient for "one million homes." It might be sufficient for one million small efficiency apartments, assuming they are well built, equipped with modern appliances and not over occupied. But a conventional detached residential structure is 1 KW+. That's without charging any electric vehicles.
Marketing exaggerations aside, good to see at least some innovation in nuclear design. The design anticipates factory built reactor vessels, which is a fundamental improvement.
- IanCal 5y agoNot in the UK. While there's peaks, we don't average 24kwh/day, that would be enormous. Even looking at detached houses, it's less than half of that.
- gjvc 5y agoThis is an excellent summary from 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37M7ffjro3I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37M7ffjro3I -- what's notable is how much gas (as in ethane, propane, and butane) is used in place of coal.
- Balero 5y agoPlus a great deal of UK housing is semi-detached or terraced housing. European home energy usage is about a third of the USA's on average per person.
- rowanajmarshall 5y ago> It might be sufficient for one million small efficiency apartments, assuming they are well built, equipped with modern appliances and not over occupied So I live in a small, not especially energy-efficient Victorian-era London apartment with my partner, without fancy appliances. The boiler is gas-powered but the cooker is electric. And last month we averaged about 6-7 KwH/day, and this was working from home 90% of the time.
- GFischer 5y agoMaybe in the US. Here in Uruguay it would definitely power a million homes. I suspect it'll power a million homes in Europe as well (most are "energy-efficient apartments"). According to an article, an US citizen consumes twice as much electricity as a German, 3 times a Spaniard and 7 times a Uruguayan... https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/-cuanta-energia-electrica-consumen-los-uruguayos-y-como-esta-frente-otros-paises--201911191990 https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/-cuanta-energia-electri...