Nuclear Reactors Then and Now

Interesting stuff - thanks for sharing.

Australia should be looking to nuclear for base load, but our politicians are mostly climate change deniers (why believe scientists when you know better because you collected votes). They are wanting to build "clean coal" fired power stations. The words clean and coal do not belong in the same sentence.

Cleaner coal would be a more accurate term.

I am all in favour of nuclear for Australia base load, there are so many advantages.

Oh, you don't mind if we run an extension cord over to you do you?

Australia will probably go the way of the United States with fracking and nat gas, it's cheap and easy and cleaner than coal...In fact everybody will probably eventually go this way...

The story of fracking and the natural gas revolution...

It seems like a no brainer. Why don't we use it?

Overall I like the video, but anyone who stops after the first many minutes will get a sour opinion!! I like the concept of fast nuclear power since it is so much better than thermal nuclear--what we mostly have now. Whether liquid sodium, thorium, or molten salt may not matter too much. Thorium can be used, but it seems better to use the many tons of depleted uranium resulting from our enrichment program which was needed for thermal reactors (and also for bombs, which are not at all related.) Remember that we have enough U-238 to sustain a reactor program without mining any.

What we need is an educational program to show the public that nuclear really is safe. Remember that many more people have died from [useless] evacuations than from the nuclear accidents. The educational program will be more effective if we start with children (elementary school) rather than adults--it will take much longer, but will be more effective.

I suggest that all should read two books, both by Wade Allison: Radiation and Reason--the impact of science on a culture of fear, and Nuclear Is for Life--a cultural revolution.

..."The educational program will be more effective if we start with children (elementary school) rather than adults--it will take much longer, but will be more effective."...

Ha, good luck trying to get left wing liberal teachers to teach that....We need a cartoon superhero, Nuclear Girl, to save kids all the time, and be smokin' hot.... Across all media....

I like the way you think. I'm all for super hero chicks girls.

A very good program. As with most of these solutions they do not take into account the massive economic machine that is the oil industry and how actively they will fight any encroachment on their business.

The other issue is waste. That one we have never moved past the Ostrich stage.

Does anyone out there know of the advantages of using Helium 3 ?

Wake Up Sheep !

Helium 3 fusion is still largely theoretical, and if possible, is far into the future....not really relevant to this conversation yet...

Its on the surface of the Moon ! Just look at the long scraping trail's on the surface from mining it !

So who's mining the Moon, you?

..."The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program is designed to be conducted in three phases of incremental technological advancement: The first is simply reaching lunar orbit, a task completed by Chang'e 1 in 2007 and Chang'e 2 in 2010. The second is landing and roving on the Moon, as Chang'e 3 did in 2013 and Chang'e 4 (launched in December 2018, expected to landing on the Moon in 2019). The third phase is collecting lunar samples from the near-side and sending them to Earth, a task for the future Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6 missions. The program aims to facilitate a crewed lunar landing in the 2030s and possibly build an outpost near the south pole.^[13]"...

^{Current status...}

^...."The rover was still intermittently transmitting as late as 6 September 2014.^[51] As of March 2015, the rover remained immobile and its instruments continued degrading,^[58][59][60] but was still able to communicate with Earth radio stations.^{[61][62][63][64]} While amateur observers were unable to detect transmissions from the lander, Chinese officials reported that the craft was still operating its UV Camera and Telescope as it entered its 14th lunar night on 14 January 2015.^[51][65]

The Yutu rover ceased to transmit data in March 2015.^[52] The lander and its Lunar-based Ultraviolet Telescope (LUT) are still operational as of June 2018, four and a half years after landing on the Moon.^[66] The power source for the lander, which consists of a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) and solar panels, could last for 30 years.^[67] "...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_3

Cuz it sure ain't the Chinese....

If your referencing the movie "Iron Sky" it was not a documentary.

Iron Sky

Who do you think is actually mining the moon for Helium 3?

Just Look at NASA PHOTOS they are not All touched up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, right next to the unobtainium mine.

When one views NASA photos that are mot touched up completely their is a lot to view I presume the majority of You think it it dual metiers rolling along the the Lunar surface ! LOL

I can't believe how many people believe all the read ! Just Look for Your self's !

Oh I will Alec, just as soon as my number comes up for lunar launch rotation.

As someone who actually worked for NASA I can say without a doubt that what you seem to think is the truth is not.

You don't need to explain any further, you won't get any takers from us on moon conspiracy theories. There are other dedicated message boards and discussion forums for this (just not on CR4), feel free to post your views there to other like minded people.

Also this is not the topic being discussed.

I used to make items that went aboard a few of the latter space shuttle's that were for used for searching for alien life but NASA claims this is not true at that time and maybe still will not acknowledge !

The Master of All Trades

regardless of of topic or not !

Just 10 years later, on December 2nd 1942, the first human-made self sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated.