That would be cool, I'll take it under consideration. I did think about adding a badge that says "I believe in science" because I'm very big on that. One of my number one things is science over superstition. I hate all the conspiracy theorists like we never landed on the moon and the earth is flat and all that crap. So a badge that says "Yes, I support science," I thought about adding that because this is, after all, a science website. I mean, we're under the umbrella basically of computer science.
I was a Senior Reactor Operator at Dominion Energy's Millstone Unit 3 for 5 years... Moved to Texas last year and just completed the license program to receive a Senior Reactor Operator License for 2 nuclear plants at Vistra Energy's Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plants. So I am very happy to have accomplished that.
I do quite a bit of Access development stuff for work and highly encourage others to learn and do the same. I advocate for your site as much as I can as a learning resource.
That is awesome. I've always been fascinated by nuclear energy, and I think our country should invest more in it. It's safe, relatively clean, and there's no reason why our grid couldn't already be off fossil fuels. We have the technology. Between nuclear, solar, hydro, and wind (despite the current administration's push against windmills, which is unfortunate), it could be done.
Here in Southwest Florida, there's no reason every house shouldn't have solar panels, and parking lots should be covered with them. I'd love to put them on my roof, but insurance companies won't cover me if I do. I've shopped around, and several say solar panels increase risks by weakening the roof against hurricanes or creating a fire hazard if something happens underneath. Maybe I'll still set up a few panels in my backyard.
But overall, I'm all in favor of safe nuclear power. And let's get those fusion reactors running already.
Another up-and-coming design in the nuclear world is Small Modular Reactors. (SMR's)
Many companies do not necessarily need "electricity". Sometimes they just need heat or steam for their manufacturing processes. This is where SMR's will have a huge impact. Instead of paying for electricity and converting that to steam (which involves losses due to thermodynamics) the SMR's can produce the heat or steam directly, which is the most efficient means of getting the energy. This would reduce the amount of electricity required by companies from the grid allowing more utilization of energy on the grid for additional residential or commercial development.
These SMR's are scalable in size and when they're not being used for manufacturing, there are Generator designs that would allow the companies to produce electricity and sell it to the grid during peak demand.
This is one of the things being considered for data-centers for AI. SMR's' can be scaled such that enough power is utilized to keep the data centers powered, while some modules are shutdown for refuel. This guarantees no loss of power to the data center.
-Raymond
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And... the safety design of these SMR's are such that.... in the absolute worst case, you just shut them down and they do not produce enough decay heat to ever melt down or cause a release of radioactive material. This is based on an engineered inherent design as well as the advances in material science.
Raymond you have been on this site long enough to know that when it comes to badges, there are two people who compete for the title of badge whore. That is me and Adam. It seems that you are throwing your hat into the ring.
I object to a nuclear badge because I can never obtain one. lol
"I believe in science" On the other hand, I am all for it. With the exception that it's common enough for a lot of people to have.
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