[ RadSafe ] six months of winter and solar power

[Matthew Lai]

RadSafe,

Looks like Canada has a nuclear approach to it's winter and disenfranchised
communities issues. The more interesting point is the funding is more
private than government.

http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/canada-edges-closer-smr-build-after-vc-funding-deal

Cheers,

Matthew Lai

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On Jan 26, 2016 6:15 PM, "Joseph Preisig" <jrpnj01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Radsafe/L.Lowe,
>
>      Canada's green winter is probably due to the El Nino, which should go
> on another 2.5 to 6 years or so.
> google en nino.  Any USA/Canada drought should last 2020+/- 9 years or so,
> although I have no hard understanding of the severity.  2020 +/- 9 years is
> only an estimate.  Cold weather, not necessarily snow, in Binghamton, NY
> (USA) when I was there lasted from November through April.  May was always
> a relief.  SUNY/Binghamton (USA) has some rather strange rituals associated
> Spring and/or Winter --- the passing of the vegetables and the stomping of
> the coat.  It is always good to stomp the coat at the end of Winter.
>      Joe Preisig
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Conway Lowe Family <conlowe at bell.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I guess it depends on how one defines winter.   My comment related
> largely
> > to snow fall  and its impact on solar cells, the gist of  the message to
> > which I was responding.   As previously indicated, Toronto has about 40
> > snow days/year, considerably less than six months.  Even considering snow
> > accumulation, our Christmas was  "green" this winter, a not uncommon
> > occurrence in Toronto.   Even now, I can see our lawn.  I admit the
> latter
> > is a bit unusual for late January, but this will be more frequent with
> > global warming.
> >
> > I however cannot argue about Regina - it certainly has six months of
> winter
> > each year.
> >
> > Fortunately, wherever you live, snow fall has essentially no impact on
> > nuclear power generation.
> >
> > L. Lowe
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Tianna Gross [mailto:Tianna.Gross at uregina.ca]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 2:58 PM
> > To: conlowe at bell.net; RADSAFE <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] six months of winter
> >
> >
> >
> > I second that. Here in Regina, Saskatchewan (2 hours from the American
> > border) we definitely have 6 months+ of winter.  Although, two weeks ago
> we
> > reached temperatures of -40 F, El Nino has been very good to us this
> > winter.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tianna
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Having spent 31/2 years in Plattsburgh, NY,  I beg to differ.  Winter
> there
> > lasted from November through April - six months. Now, there may be some
> > regions of maritime Canada that have a slightly milder climate, but most
> of
> > that country lies inland and to the North of Plattsburgh so I have a hard
> > time believing winters are any shorter up there.
> >
> >
> >
> > L. Lowe wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I was not sure if you were just  kidding us Canucks about 6 months of
> > winter
> > in Canada.  Northern Canada does have long winters  and of  course
> snowfall
> > dose impact the availability of solar power.   But for the record, where
> > most of the population in Canada lives, the winter is considerably
> shorter
> > than 6 months.  ...
> >
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