tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post531414105751186906..comments2023-10-29T07:38:08.820+00:00Comments on Something More Weekly: #293 Can nuclear energy solve all our problems?Profound Familiarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-84917938875994472512017-10-27T08:54:55.408+01:002017-10-27T08:54:55.408+01:00Yeah it does seem like the stuff of fantasy.Yeah it does seem like the stuff of fantasy.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-26235040686562745032017-10-26T22:21:00.439+01:002017-10-26T22:21:00.439+01:00If there’s no risk of explosions or radiation, it ...If there’s no risk of explosions or radiation, it sounds good......even a bit magical.<br />I guess I like renewables because the source is ever present and free......It just seems to make ever lasting sense.<br />Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-41974552454709474322017-10-26T21:53:47.284+01:002017-10-26T21:53:47.284+01:00Cool, cool. Yes that's a relief.
I read that ...Cool, cool. Yes that's a relief.<br /><br />I read that because fusion reactions are inherently very fragile, which is why they're so hard to create in the first place, any shock to the system and everything just stops. There's no risk of a meltdown like with fission.<br /><br />I wasn't sure what a meltdown was, so I looked it up and apparently fission reactions require a constant flow of water to keep the fuel rods at the right temperature. If anything interrupts that, the rods overheat, melt the container they're in and radiation spills out.<br /><br />Some of the equipment and processes could be used for manufacturing nuclear weapons but would require particular materials to be processed over time, which according to Wikipedia aren't otherwise necessary for power generation and could be detected easily enough.<br /><br />Solar and wind seem much simpler and less risky though.<br /><br />Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-58234728361260240042017-10-26T17:21:39.750+01:002017-10-26T17:21:39.750+01:00I’ve thought like forever, or years n years, what’...I’ve thought like forever, or years n years, what’s the hold up on getting completely stuck into renewables. Harnessing natural energies like the sun, wind and even tides seems the only way forward. But now you’re talking about nuclear fusion and I’m thinking OK but will it still cause catastrophic death if one goes boom?<br />If it will, then I’m still not a fan:)<br />PS Thanks for tweaking your whatever so I can ramble on again :))<br /><br /> Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-70609929517513456042017-10-26T17:15:56.801+01:002017-10-26T17:15:56.801+01:00Ta-da!Ta-da!Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-71936013910540540182017-10-26T17:15:23.916+01:002017-10-26T17:15:23.916+01:00I have a feeling this will work because I’ve just ...I have a feeling this will work because I’ve just seen the I’m not a Robot thingy again.....Fizzfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690612271163437496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-29961731686392419292017-10-26T09:17:38.151+01:002017-10-26T09:17:38.151+01:00Thanks Alex! So now two of my friends have made co...Thanks Alex! So now two of my friends have made comments using iPads, yet Fizz is able to comment on Cath's blog, which means it's something about the combination of Fizz's iPad and my blog that's preventing her from commenting. When I'm next near a computer shop, I'll try and find an iPad to play with. In the meantime, I'm not sure there's much more I can do.Profound Familiarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327758193177032803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911650226122086220.post-66854546933320502822017-10-26T09:01:42.563+01:002017-10-26T09:01:42.563+01:00OtterOtterAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575148983650174306noreply@blogger.com