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I doubt it was the money that killed this. Probably regulatory and environmental concerns. Imagine the headlines and phrasing of news articles. Instead we got
by zo1 3y ago
I doubt it was the money that killed this. Probably regulatory and environmental concerns. Imagine the headlines and phrasing of news articles.
Instead we got this crap that is a floating barge of environmental ruin:
https://karpowership.com/en/global-presence https://karpowership.com/en/global-presence
Notice how it's only been installed in 3rd world countries.
- kortex 3y agoWow they really bury the lede on what fuel they run on. They say "dual fuel" but don't say which those fuel are, but external searching suggests natural gas or low-sulfur heavy fuel oil. Not sulfur-free, so I'm sure these are great for emissions.
- acidburnNSA 3y agoYou might think that, but OPS went through an astounding amount of regulatory review. They got an actual license from the NRC to build the first 8. This article goes into detail of you have access: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/05/12/the-atlantic-generating-station https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/05/12/the-atlantic-g...