why don't they use nuke subs as mobile generators?

[StageLeft]

That, and the fact that they also protest the drilling for oil. I wonder where they want us to get our energy.

Wind, sun, and flowers.

I'm all for nuclear power. Better than cranking tons of black sh*t up into the sky.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

Originally posted by: SampSon

That, and the fact that they also protest the drilling for oil. I wonder where they want us to get our energy.

THE SUN ANd THE TREES AND THE NATURE MAAAAAN. 😉

running out of reasons to flame bush?

Run out? There is enough material to flame him well into next century.

Nothing a power conditioner can't fix.

We had to condition the power on the ship I was on to make anything work.

Exactly. Which is why eyemwing's post is BS.

It's amazing how much I agree with you.

 

[YingYang]

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Naval power is DIRTY AS HELL. The 120vAC that you get on a naval vessel is NEVER anywhere near 120v, and NEVER anywhere near a sine-wave. I know someone that took a dual Opteron engineering sample machine with him when he got deployed. AMD ended up replacing the entire sample system.

The changes required to the electrical system aboard the boat would essentially restrict you from EVER using it again.
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I spent Six long years as a Navy Nuke and Now I have been working in a Civialian Nuclear station and that is not true at all. All Navy essential equipment and Reactor Protection circuits use regulated 120V power NOT 115v-125v as you would say.
And I am sure the ships weapon and defense systems would also need a stable power supply.

There might be some truth in that the ship's power might be dirty. Didn't they tell you to speed up the governor so when you're pulling into port your at 61 or 62 hz so that your clock actually speeds up. An when you're leaving port your slow down the governor so your frequency is at 58 to 59 Hz.

Also, the guy that ruined his dual whatever the hell opteron sampling system, probably took a sample while the Load dispatcher was requesting that the electrician parallel SSTG #1 to SSTG#2 and the inexperienced electricain was trying to qualify the watch paralleled the generator with the generator completely out of phase.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: YingYang
My car is rated at 150 HP but I can't generate 114 Kw/hr to run the electricity in my house.

150 HP * 763W/HP = 114 Kw/hr.

Uhh, redo your dimension analysis.

That's 114 Kw, not 114 Kw/hr. Do you see an 'hr' factor anywhere on the LHS of that equation?

 

[YingYang]

I just assumed the guy that started this topic used the right formula.

 

[RbSX]

Originally posted by: Jfrag
And that wouldn't cost millions?

They'd be running anyways, may as well spend that money benefitting the people at home.

As I recall, California owes British Columbia over 550 million.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

That, and the fact that they also protest the drilling for oil. I wonder where they want us to get our energy.

Wind, sun, and flowers.

I'm all for nuclear power. Better than cranking tons of black sh*t up into the sky.

I agree. I don't see what the deal is with environmentalists and nuclear power. Yes, nuclear waste is bad, but this is 2004. It's not that hard to store the stuff.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: YingYang
I just assumed the guy that started this topic used the right formula.

whats wrong with it? can't nuclear reactors run at full power 24/7

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan
Man, you guys need to understand that nuclear energy is not the ultimate clean energy source. Ever heard of nuclear waste?

"The atomic industry would have us believe that nuclear energy is the only renewable solution to the climate problem. However, after close consideration this claim has been shown to be hollow. The objective of the Clean Development Mechanism is to get wealthy countries to invest in clean energy sources in developing countries, in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Nuclear energy has no business there.

Nuclear energy is not renewable
Uranium ore is needed to feed nuclear power stations, and one day uranium, like fossil fuels, will have been used up. And when they're gone, they will be gone for ever.

Nuclear energy produces radioactivity
Although nuclear energy emits less carbon dioxide, it releases life-threatening radioactive substances into the environment.

Nuclear energy is not CO2-free
Although nuclear power stations emit little CO2, the entire nuclear energy chain produces at least a third as much carbon dioxide as a modern gas-fired power station does.

Nuclear energy is expensive
Nuclear energy costs more per KW/hour than the alternatives. Added to this, the energy recovery time is very long compared to other energy sources. It takes a great deal of energy to produce nuclear energy."

SOURCE: Stichting GroenLinks in the European Union, LINK

do a GIS for breeder reactors

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

The problem is one of concept.

You can get a big block V8 to make 500 HP without much difficulty. That's about 373 kW. Terrific! Now where does the extention cord go?

 

[K1052]

1. Nuclear powered warships are not peaker plants.

2. Stop gap measures like this are no replacement for upgrading civilian generating capacity.