Military about to test microreactor power solutions for military bases.

MySolarAddiction · Jun 22, 2024

Ran across this article and thought some of you might find it interesting. With much of the discussion here being about generating your own power... how would you like to have your own micro nuclear reactor?

U.S. Army Seeks Microreactor Nuclear Power Plant Solutions for Military Bases

The Army intends to deploy the prototype microreactor nuclear power plant at an installation in the continental U.S. by 2030. If successful, the technology could be used at bases...

www.microgridknowledge.com

hwy17 · Jun 22, 2024

It's a lot easier to build micro reactors when you can use highly enriched uranium like the subs do. And civilians can never have access to that.

Hedges · Jun 22, 2024

How about the alternatives, Thorium I think it was.

Thorium fuel cycle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Does that work for small scale reactors?

Uranium was selected specifically for proliferation. Of warheads for our military, that is.

JimP · Jun 22, 2024

military base == military target
nuclear reactor == bullseye in the military base

what could possibly go wrong?

Bob B · Jun 22, 2024

I saw this the other day ..... seems like it's a thing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804199223191105978

SparkyJJO · Jun 22, 2024

Can I put one in my back yard?
It would solve the winter generation issues.

Brucey · Jun 22, 2024

muaddib721 said:
Ran across this article and thought some of you might find it interesting. With much of the discussion here being about generating your own power... how would you like to have your own micro nuclear reactor?

U.S. Army Seeks Microreactor Nuclear Power Plant Solutions for Military Bases

The Army intends to deploy the prototype microreactor nuclear power plant at an installation in the continental U.S. by 2030. If successful, the technology could be used at bases...

www.microgridknowledge.com

There was a new law just passed by the Senate to allow for such small reactors and other "newer" tech to be commercialized

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-senate-passes-bill-support-advanced-nuclear-energy-deployment-2024-06-19/

timselectric · Jun 22, 2024

JimP said:
military base == military target
nuclear reactor == bullseye in the military base

what could possibly go wrong?

It's perfect.
If the base is taken out, I choose instant death over torture.

JimP · Jun 22, 2024

timselectric said:
It's perfect.
If the base is taken out, I choose instant death over torture.

More likely is radiation sickness and if you survive that, cancer, probably thyroid.

timselectric · Jun 22, 2024

JimP said:
More likely is radiation sickness and if you survive that, cancer, probably thyroid.

No thanks,
I'm not going out like that.

zanydroid · Jun 22, 2024

Just stay away from fridges if the nukes are likely to fall.

Danke · Jun 22, 2024

I already got one.

MySolarAddiction · Jun 22, 2024

Bob B said:
I saw this the other day ..... seems like it's a thing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804199223191105978

That's pretty cool thanks for sharing.

Suijkerbuijk · Jun 23, 2024

muaddib721 said:
Ran across this article and thought some of you might find it interesting. With much of the discussion here being about generating your own power... how would you like to have your own micro nuclear reactor?

U.S. Army Seeks Microreactor Nuclear Power Plant Solutions for Military Bases

The Army intends to deploy the prototype microreactor nuclear power plant at an installation in the continental U.S. by 2030. If successful, the technology could be used at bases...

www.microgridknowledge.com

Russische have then for a longtime
But the to maintain them i hope Amerika wil do a good job
And in and of the war thake the junk back with them and not like Biden thake the troops back and leave the military junk .
If that happens with this .
The world can go wrong fast .

Lessons from Soviet Russia on deploying small nuclear generators

The personal blog of Dave Rupert, web developer and podcaster from Austin, TX.

daverupert.com

For home no thanks.
I do not see people will make a maintenance on time by a company.
Special if the cash is low.

dopeassjackson · Jun 23, 2024

The Soviets did this decades and decades ago back when it was the Soviet union.

Sergio95050 · Jun 23, 2024

Scary movement!
Those USSR "BETA-2" generators working on beta-rays Strontium-90 material. Not like well-known nuclear reactors. Still scary - without proper maintenance you are doomed.

timselectric · Jun 23, 2024

Maintenance?
Just spray some WD-40 on it every few months. lol

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