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https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2022-12-14/the-opening-of-terrapowers-nuclear-plant-in-kemmerer-will-be-delayed-by-two-years https:/

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2022-12-14/the-opening-of-terrapowers-nuclear-plant-in-kemmerer-will-be-delayed-by-two-years https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/... > The start date will likely be pushed back two years to 2030, according to a press release from the nuclear plant developer TerraPower. The main reason is Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Russia is the only commercial supplier of the highly enriched uranium (HALEU) the plant needs to run. Great…

neffo 4y ago
Importing enriched uranium from an adversary leads to > America’s energy independence Sure. > First, water isn’t very good at absorbing heat—it turns to steam and stops absorbing heat at just 100 degrees C. Umm, this is completely wrong and backwards.
- throwaway50606 4y ago
  America's energy independence [from fossil fuels] - yeah indeed it does. Also, what stops America from producing its own?
  - crote 4y ago
    Uranium mining has significant health risks, and it is pretty much guaranteed to result in significant pollution of the surrounding area. The enrichment phase isn't much better either. Turns out the US has things like worker protection laws and environmental protection laws. Producing it locally is expensive, it is much cheaper to outsource the problem to a country with a more relaxed view on the issue.
    - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
      There is plenty of uranium mining in developed nations and the price of nuclear fuel is not particularly relevant - 90 of the cost is pther stuff
    - Zigurd 4y ago
      A bit of googling shows there are about 1,000 abandoned uranium mining/prospecting sites in New Mexico. Probably many with uncontained tailings. Yikes. But we can count on extraction projects to clean up after themselves now. Right?
      - throwaway50606 4y ago
        Do you really think the situation in Russia is better?
        Zigurd 4y ago
        No. It is very likely worse. Same for other places with less regulation than the US.
        throwaway50606 4y ago
        So, it'd be preferable to move it to the US where it can have better oversight and there's a potential of regulatory-driven change.
        Zigurd 4y ago
        No, actually.
        Schroedingersat 3y ago
        You're pretending option C "don't give the nuclear scammers more public money" doesn't exist.
      - literalAardvark 4y ago
        Of course! And they'll also maintain the tailings dam for the thousands of years required. Why would we even doubt that?
- le-mark 4y ago
  Oh to never have encountered a steam table, some people never do I suppose. Some are born to it..

neffo 4y ago

Importing enriched uranium from an adversary leads to > America’s energy independence Sure. > First, water isn’t very good at absorbing heat—it turns to steam and stops absorbing heat at just 100 degrees C. Umm, this is completely wrong and backwards.

throwaway50606 4y ago
America's energy independence [from fossil fuels] - yeah indeed it does. Also, what stops America from producing its own?
- crote 4y ago
  Uranium mining has significant health risks, and it is pretty much guaranteed to result in significant pollution of the surrounding area. The enrichment phase isn't much better either. Turns out the US has things like worker protection laws and environmental protection laws. Producing it locally is expensive, it is much cheaper to outsource the problem to a country with a more relaxed view on the issue.
  - ClumsyPilot 4y ago
    There is plenty of uranium mining in developed nations and the price of nuclear fuel is not particularly relevant - 90 of the cost is pther stuff
  - Zigurd 4y ago
    A bit of googling shows there are about 1,000 abandoned uranium mining/prospecting sites in New Mexico. Probably many with uncontained tailings. Yikes. But we can count on extraction projects to clean up after themselves now. Right?
    - throwaway50606 4y ago
      Do you really think the situation in Russia is better?
      - Zigurd 4y ago
        No. It is very likely worse. Same for other places with less regulation than the US.
        throwaway50606 4y ago
        So, it'd be preferable to move it to the US where it can have better oversight and there's a potential of regulatory-driven change.
        Zigurd 4y ago
        No, actually.
        Schroedingersat 3y ago
        You're pretending option C "don't give the nuclear scammers more public money" doesn't exist.
    - literalAardvark 4y ago
      Of course! And they'll also maintain the tailings dam for the thousands of years required. Why would we even doubt that?
le-mark 4y ago
Oh to never have encountered a steam table, some people never do I suppose. Some are born to it..