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by donttrustatoms 11y ago
The levelized cost of power from the battery is approximately 31 cents, which must of course be added to the cost of the power charging it, solar panels running about 25 cents not including subsidies. The total then, for power that won&#x27
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by donttrustatoms 11y ago
Interesting article. The nuclear industry does indeed have a selective memory, and much of this interesting legacy is nearly lost. But perhaps most rightly so. You cannot compare the designs of today with the reactors of the 1950s any more
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
This study was shown to be based on faulty statistics and method. For examination check out the following: http://www.thingsworsethannuclearpower.com/2012/08/frog-muta...
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Absolutely. We talked to German energy heads that said they would invest but wouldn't tell anyone. :) One thing we could use a favor from you. So, so so many people are saying "I support nuclear but I'm the only one"..
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
nuclear fuel is 2 million times more energy dense than any other fuel (even more energy dense than that for solar or wind), and this reactor is 30 times more efficient than conventional reactors. that means roughly 2 million times less tran
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Thanks so much for the luck wishes! We will try to make the most of this luck. ;) I'm glad you brought up the dirty bomb factor again. The perpetuation of the myth of the dangers of the dirty bomb is truly sad. We all intuitively rea
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
fission. :) it can run several fuels as described in article. Battery seemed to have stuck. it's not my favorite. I would say generator. battery apparently seems more innocuous. Battery also feels accurate because the reactor will
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
I love that you bring up the global scale. It's in the global scale things sound daunting. But it's in the global scale that what is really important becomes clear. Maybe the most important fact it all boils down to is energy de
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Don't trust atoms, they make up everything. ;)
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
The 4S is an order of magnitude larger, uses complicated flow, and has significant materials issues left to prove out. You're absolutely right- this is completely different than high school dropouts coding. How can a startup disrupt a
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
You are right that there are explosions, but it isn't an explosion like an atomic bomb. You understand the difference, but unfortunately there is a fundamental misunderstanding for the general public that a reactor could function like
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
You're absolutely right that safety is a feeling, and we are thinking like you that having a full scale prototype that people and regulators could see, hug, feel, and basically test drive will help. It's just not big and scary.
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Great assessment and distilled description. We have literally spoken to people from lithium mines to chromium mines to remote oil or copper mines and they have explained this same predicament of difficulty of reliable power on site. As far
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
In the fuel manufacture for redeployment, it's more or less as simple as melting down and recasting. The distinction is reprocessing is generally way more complicated, frequently involves chemicals, and could separate out plutonium wh
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Ouch. :) you're dead on. we've tried to be one of the companies that focus more on doing than publicizing... but it's definitely not good if it mars reputation. Thanks for comment.
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Great point. It's so true. It's exciting that having nuclear backing from groups like YC help people be less terrified (another nuclear group in YC is Helion!). Some great documentaries like Pandora's Box (on netflix) are
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
A couple side notes on TC article specifically for those interested: 1) NO reprocessing as somewhat indicated in article ("processing"). We use the low enriched used fuel from the reactor to make new fuel for the next deploymen
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
To elaborate, The idea is that this is our Tesla Roadster to get to disrupt an out of touch industry, and to get to in-pain, in-need markets, and to get through regulation quickly. The next step is the scaled, grid-competitive reactor- our
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
Great, great call to point out. The author very unfortunately did not understand that there is NO "reprocessing" necessary for our reactors to reuse fuel. Why, oh why, don't we get to preview what they write. Wording is s
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by donttrustatoms 12y ago
I am one of the UPower founders. The key takeaways here are that the main hindrances to novel nuclear are (1) meeting regulatory and safety necessities without huge testing costs, which also require a customer interested in purchasing, and