On Mar 16, 2011, at 23:12 , David Mann wrote: > On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:08 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > >> As I discussed with some friends yesterday, I think any reactors built in >> the future should be situated uphill from the ocean, and downhill from a >> gazillion gallon water source, like a lake or man-made reservoir, that could >> gravity feed reactors for a few weeks in an emergency. It would need to be >> much higher than the plant, as it takes quite a but of pressure to pump >> water into a pressurized containment vessel. > > In that case they may as well use the reservoir to build a hydroelectric > power station. Not that you'll get the same power rating but if you have > such a reservoir you may as well make use of it. > > Dave
Excellent solution! The hydroelectric generated power could power the rural areas, supplementing those big whirly things. The nuclear generated power could be sent to urban environs, to keep the neon nice and bright… In a catastrophe, cut off the rural users, after all, they have their whirly things to heat their hen houses, and send the water around the water wheel and on down the hill to the reactors! Joseph McAllister [email protected] I couldn't remember most of what I know today if it weren't for others sharing their knowledge of my past on the Internet. Thank you… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
