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Avalon Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
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This has to do with the "Ark" and the type of reactor and how it operates; the infrastructure; the expertise; and potential danger related with its use. A conventional nuclear reactor (PWR) operates like a prolonged bomb explosion and in a planned environment there needs to exist the infrastructure to support it, so to some degree dependency. One major problem is that without that expertise it will not necessarily go out with a fizz, so it binds you towards a particular future, there are the long term aspects to be considered, for instance, when the occupants no longer are aware of the underlying technology that has been taken for granted. Ask yourself whether you are capable of fulfilling all the aspects of survival given the knowledge you have now. What I am asking is whether nuclear power simplifies life or complicates it, particularly when the location is also suited to other forms of power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressurized_water_reactor Why I mentioned the pebble reactor was because in the event of failure it operates in roughly an inverse fashion, so is relatively safe, it has passive safeguards based on the actual physics of the reactor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_reactor But as Bleep! suggested there is a whole lot more involved than just flicking a switch that makes it "dirty" if the project aims at being independent and long term. Again, to be clear, I have no criticisms about the choices that people make about where they live, but also what I outline above is the reality of nuclear power and not meant to insult anyone or offend one's choices. ![]() Last edited by dataeast; 10-30-2008 at 11:05 PM. |
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