[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Power in Utah?

[Brent Rogers]

Perhaps I'm making a factor of 10 error, but my understanding is that the current fleet of operating reactors in the US is on the order of 1000 MWe.  

Brent Rogers
Sydney Australia

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> On 29 Aug 2014, at 3:09 am, "Bean, Jennifer Marie" <jmbean at lanl.gov> wrote:
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> AP1000's produce much less power than a normal nuclear power plant.  They are expected to have about 1000 MWe for a single reactor vs. 100,000 MWe for the older reactors.  This allows the small modular reactors to be placed in areas with smaller energy demands.  And if the demand/population grows another reactor can be built and added to the grid.  It would be pretty exciting if these got off the ground in the US.  
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> Regards,
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> Jennifer
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> In a message dated 8/27/2014 12:36:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sandyfl at cox.net writes:
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> Joe, not  only your well-taken comment, I wonder how they would build  the distribution system to get the power to where it is needed, and last  I looked, there isn?t much of a demand in Utah! Normally units are built close to the area that it wishes to serve. Now it could be possible that  the current grid in the area is able to ship he power to where it is  needed, but what is around Utah where there is an energy  demand?
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> Regards,
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> Sandy
> Retired, Consultant
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> Radsafe,
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> Utah is earthquake country.  Read about it in  Bolt's book  on
> earthquakes.  No tsunami hazard, thank goodness.  Bad   idea to build a
> nuclear plant
> in Utah???  Engineer it very  well....
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> Joe Preisig
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> In a message dated  8/27/2014 10:56:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sandyfl at cox.net  writes:
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> Thanks  Brent,
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> This would be a real achievement if  it ever gets off the ground.  However, with the politics out west,  including Utah, there is a strong  anti-nuclear stance and seriously  doubt that this project has any legs to  stand on. I hope that I am  wrong!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sandy
> Retired,   Consultant
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> Brent   Rogers
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> From: Sander Perle <sandyfl at cox.net>
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> Joe, could be in all directions. California?s demand has dropped over the
> years, even to the point where the San Onofre Nuclear Plant has been
> shutdown without any apparent ramifications.
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> Regards,
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> Sandy Perle
> Retired, Consultant
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> Sandy/Radsafe,
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>     Wonder if the power will be sent to  California???  An updated/revised
> version of the USGS USA Seismic risk map  is probably on the USGS website
> now.
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>     Joe Preisig
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