US Approves Two New Nuclear Reactors

[burmafrd]

Good point.

Saw a figure that says that the pressure in the deepest parts is like 8 tons per square inch.

Factor in the temp down there and things may not hold up.

And even if they could, how heavy would the encasement be? That much concrete and that much steel? How would you move something like that out there?

It's not like a giant platform rig that you could use buoyancy to lighten the load. We're talking a solid structure completely sealed and filled with nuclear waste.

How big would it have to be?



81,000 meters cubed? After some fiddling around, it would be about this big.

A box 160 feet wide, 120 long and 150 feet tall.

A visual depiction.

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That box is sideline-to-sideline and that is just what it would have to hold, not the actual size itself. That's internal volume.

And actually, I shorted the height by about 15 feet but didn't want to fix it. You'd have to imagine about 10 feet of visible screen.

Every year? I don't think dumping it in the sea would even be feasible.

as usual those stories are sensationalized and probably for a reason.
90% of radioactive waste is relatively harmless in a few years. Only a very small amount is dangerous for a long time

This is not liquid; it would be solid. It is not all that hard to make containers to stand up to the pressures of the deep. You are not enclosing a capsule of air- which is a lot tougher.

 

[basstapp]

They are "for" Georgia. (the power they make) They are actually going to be built in Sunnyvale, TX.

eh I heard it on the radio coming into work . We posted at the same time. Not like I posted after you made the comment .

 

[Hoofbite]

as usual those stories are sensationalized and probably for a reason.
90% of radioactive waste is relatively harmless in a few years. Only a very small amount is dangerous for a long time

This is not liquid; it would be solid. It is not all that hard to make containers to stand up to the pressures of the deep. You are not enclosing a capsule of air- which is a lot tougher.

I forgot to post the link but it wasn't from any sort of story. Pretty sure it was a report. I could find it later.

Care to offer an un-sensationalized figure?

 

[ROUSH8692]

Care to clarify that response? You are a Cowboy fan yet you imply only dumbarses live in a burb of the team you root for?

The CEO of a company I used to work for lives in Sunnyvale... he is worth millions...

Justa shot at CowboyWay... He shows hes from sunnyvale...

 

[trickblue]

Justa shot at CowboyWay... He shows hes from sunnyvale...

Fair enough... my apologies if I came off crass...

Us Texans are a proud bunch...

If I had known we were taking shots at CowboyWay I would have joined in...

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Oh noes! We's all gonna dies like everbodies at ***ushima!!!!

Oh, wait...

i c wut u did thar

 

[Cajuncowboy]

I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Fuel is the country's top export. We're refining more fuel than we can use.

This is so sad.

 

[CowboyWay]

If I had known we were taking shots at CowboyWay I would have joined in...

LOLOLOL !!!!!