Keep up the good work posters, fighting against the climate catastrophists who seem to believe that their dreams of 100% reliable renewable power will be a reality.
The stupid thing is that even IF that were ever possible, the weather would still be changeable and unpredictable!
Here's an article regarding China's new nuclear technology for interest.
Whilst it states that the new development is the first of a kind meltdown proof, I seem to remember one of our leading nuclear scientists saying recently that a Fukushima type meltdown would not happen with already established new technology anyway.
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/china-nuclear-reactor-power-plant-meltdown-proof-b2586374.html
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China unveilsmeltdown-proof nuclear power plant in clean energy breakthrough
Materialsused in reactor can withstand very high temperatures without melting
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Related: Japan’s nuclear meltdown threat
China has unveiled the world’s first meltdown-proof nuclear power plant, achieving a groundbreaking and potentially transformative feat in the field of nuclear energy.
The plant,developed by researchers at Tsinghua University, represents a major leap forward in nuclear energy safety, which has been under scrutiny since the catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan over a decade ago.
Nuclear fission,which fires nuclear plants, generates extreme heat that poses substantial risksif not properly managed.
Traditional nuclear plants face the risk of meltdown for this reason. Ifcooling systems in these plants fail, the reactors can overheat, potentiallyleading to explosions and the release of dangerous radiation.
The new Chineseplant uses an innovative design called a "pebble-bed reactor” to mitigatethe risk of meltdown.
Unlike most reactorsthat use water to cool down, it uses helium gas, which can handle much highertemperatures.
And instead oflarge fuel rods, it uses small, billiard-ball-sized graphite spheres filledwith tiny uranium fuel particles. These spheres are provided by the Germancompany SGL Group and are highly resistant to heat.
The materials usedin this reactor can withstand very high temperatures, up to 950C, withoutmelting.
The design of thereactor ensures that it won’t overheat to a dangerous level even if the coolingsystem fails. The helium gas and graphite spheres naturally dissipate heat.
If the reactor getstoo hot, it automatically slows down the nuclear reaction, preventing anychance of a meltdown.
In 2011, theFukushima nuclear reactor faced a rare problem where both regular and backuppower supplies to its cooling system stopped working, causing a meltdown.
While pebble-bedreactors do not completely solve the problem of nuclear waste, the fuel’s form allows for multiple options for waste disposal. China’s eventual goal is to eliminate or greatly reduce waste by recycling the spent nuclear fuel.
The plant’s twinreactors, which have been in development since 2016, can each generate 105megawatts of power.
Nuclear poweroffers a large and reliable source of low-carbon energy, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat the climate crisis. But safety has always remained a major concern.
The new Chinesedesign cannot be adapted to existing nuclear reactors but it can serve as ablueprint to make future power plants safer.
The development ofthe innovative nuclear plant is part of China’s broader push to increase thesupply of nuclear power and cut the reliance on coal, which is still thecountry’s main source of energy.
