02-22-2017, 12:55 PM
quote:Originally posted by Lodestone
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Only three problems with nuclear power in Hawaii:
1) Commercial nuclear reactors produce around 1000 MW of power. (Smaller reactors are technically feasible, but economically hopeless). The Big Island has no use for anywhere near that much power.
2) Nuclear reactors have strict constraints on geologic conditions for safe operation. The NRC is unlikely to approve plans to build one on an ACTIVE VOLCANO.
3) Considering that building an OBSERVATORY is considered highly controversial in Hawaii... yeah, good luck with that.
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1. Ships...Navy has like, a bunch of them...
2. Ships... offshore
3. Ships... offshore
That being said, Hawaii already has a law against nuclear power being provided via ship...
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Only three problems with nuclear power in Hawaii:
1) Commercial nuclear reactors produce around 1000 MW of power. (Smaller reactors are technically feasible, but economically hopeless). The Big Island has no use for anywhere near that much power.
2) Nuclear reactors have strict constraints on geologic conditions for safe operation. The NRC is unlikely to approve plans to build one on an ACTIVE VOLCANO.
3) Considering that building an OBSERVATORY is considered highly controversial in Hawaii... yeah, good luck with that.
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1. Ships...Navy has like, a bunch of them...
2. Ships... offshore
3. Ships... offshore
That being said, Hawaii already has a law against nuclear power being provided via ship...