Comments - Press Herald Just Can't Not Publish Pro-Wind Propaganda - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T05:40:51Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A160106&xn_auth=noIt was a good movie...… Molte…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-25:4401701:Comment:1601282019-02-25T00:18:35.371ZJohn F. Husseyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/JohnFHussey
<p>It was a good movie...… Molten Salt Reactors can't melt down, the salt which carries the fuel is in a molten state. There is a minimum volume of salt below which the reactor won't function and If the reaction gets too hot the liquified salt expands and the reaction stops and cools down. If the temperature is too low the salt freezes and the reaction stops. MSR/LFTRs burn up over 95% of their fuel, light water reactors can only use 4 to 6% of their available fuel.</p>
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<p>It was a good movie...… Molten Salt Reactors can't melt down, the salt which carries the fuel is in a molten state. There is a minimum volume of salt below which the reactor won't function and If the reaction gets too hot the liquified salt expands and the reaction stops and cools down. If the temperature is too low the salt freezes and the reaction stops. MSR/LFTRs burn up over 95% of their fuel, light water reactors can only use 4 to 6% of their available fuel.</p>
<p>There is a series of safety dump tanks below the reactor none of which are large enough to permit fission. If all power is ever lost a freeze plug will melt and the molten salt will drain into the tanks.. The operating pressure at any point inside the reactor is less than 2 atmospheres in sealed units. No expensive containment building is needed. History of The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, MSRE: Alvin Weinberg's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment - "Th" Thorium Documentary : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knofNX7HCbg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knofNX7HCbg</a> Incredible video!!!</p> Jane Fonda helped create the…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-24:4401701:Comment:1600652019-02-24T23:49:50.855ZThinklike A. Mountainhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/ThinklikeAMountain
<p>Jane Fonda helped create the current regulatory environment for nuclear. Where's the Hollywood studio that will portray the new nuclear in a favorable light? Nonexistent I suppose.</p>
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<p>Jane Fonda helped create the current regulatory environment for nuclear. Where's the Hollywood studio that will portray the new nuclear in a favorable light? Nonexistent I suppose.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1196092896?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1196092896?profile=RESIZE_710x"/></a></p> http://www.world-nuclear-news…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-24:4401701:Comment:1601152019-02-24T23:09:53.001ZJohn F. Husseyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/JohnFHussey
<p><a href="http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IMSR-starts-second-stage-of-Canadian-design-review" target="_blank">http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IMSR-starts-second-stage-of-Canadian-design-review</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IMSR-starts-second-stage-of-Canadian-design-review" target="_blank">http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IMSR-starts-second-stage-of-Canadian-design-review</a></p>
<p></p> I would be greatly suspired i…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-24:4401701:Comment:1598762019-02-24T23:06:11.827ZJohn F. Husseyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/JohnFHussey
<p>I would be greatly suspired if anybody at PPH has a clue about Gen IV MSR/LFTR reactors and the progress that has been made in the last 2 years. One company has already passed DOE stage 1 requirements and has been approved for funding. Several other companies aren't far behind.</p>
<p>I'm not a scientist but I am well educated in many areas, <a href="http://www.terrestrialenergy.com" target="_blank">www.terrestrialenergy.com</a> for my money has the best handle on Gen IV development, units…</p>
<p>I would be greatly suspired if anybody at PPH has a clue about Gen IV MSR/LFTR reactors and the progress that has been made in the last 2 years. One company has already passed DOE stage 1 requirements and has been approved for funding. Several other companies aren't far behind.</p>
<p>I'm not a scientist but I am well educated in many areas, <a href="http://www.terrestrialenergy.com" target="_blank">www.terrestrialenergy.com</a> for my money has the best handle on Gen IV development, units that are small enough (modular and scalable) and yet powerful enough to replace today's light water reactors within the footprint of almost all nuclear powerplant zones. </p>
<p>"Terrestrial" hopes to have a test reactor up and running in 5 - 6 years and ready for commercial sales within the next 10 - 12 years. They could be direct replacements for our aging reactors in New England. </p>
<p>Here are two videos from last year presented by David LcBlanc : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIypP_uBSA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MIypP_uBSA</a> and <a href="https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/technology/how-it-works/" target="_blank">https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/technology/how-it-works/</a> Another look at Molten Salt Reactors: <a href="https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/media/pnnl-molten-salt-reactor-fundamentals/" target="_blank">https://www.terrestrialenergy.com/media/pnnl-molten-salt-reactor-fundamentals/</a> </p> calculating what the recently…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-24:4401701:Comment:1601132019-02-24T22:56:15.870ZPaul Ackermanhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PaulAckerman
<p>calculating what the recently proposed carbon tax would add to fuel oil and gasoline costs,if passed,and then looking at the stunning stupidity (and hypocrisy) of these proposals to make Maine a bastion of "Green Energy Production by 2030" ,I wonder how many of these solons will be reading their mail by candle light by then,and riding bicycles to Augusta --or maybe horse and buggy?</p>
<p>The PPH could not afford to print in Maine if energy costs quadrupled (or worse) thru these idiotic…</p>
<p>calculating what the recently proposed carbon tax would add to fuel oil and gasoline costs,if passed,and then looking at the stunning stupidity (and hypocrisy) of these proposals to make Maine a bastion of "Green Energy Production by 2030" ,I wonder how many of these solons will be reading their mail by candle light by then,and riding bicycles to Augusta --or maybe horse and buggy?</p>
<p>The PPH could not afford to print in Maine if energy costs quadrupled (or worse) thru these idiotic proposals. A "market driven " economic plan to foist more solar farms and windmills on Maine? Is he serious? There is NO market for this stuff unless it is paid for heavily by taxpayer funded subsidies.</p>
<p>How does Mr. Hubbel think Bar Harbor will look to tourists when they position 60 windmills around the island,onshore and off? Bet that will be a big boon for real estate values up there.</p>
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<p></p> The newspaper's editorial boa…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-02-24:4401701:Comment:1600632019-02-24T22:06:44.119ZThinklike A. Mountainhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/ThinklikeAMountain
<p>The newspaper's editorial board writes:</p>
<p>"But there are costs associated with every kind of energy. New England has to prepare for the retirement of two nuclear power plants that will not be replaced in the current regulatory environment. The most likely type of generation to take their place would be new natural gas generation, which is cleaner than coal but still a fossil fuel that would contribute to climate change."</p>
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<p>Not so fast Press Herald. Rather than address…</p>
<p>The newspaper's editorial board writes:</p>
<p>"But there are costs associated with every kind of energy. New England has to prepare for the retirement of two nuclear power plants that will not be replaced in the current regulatory environment. The most likely type of generation to take their place would be new natural gas generation, which is cleaner than coal but still a fossil fuel that would contribute to climate change."</p>
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<p>Not so fast Press Herald. Rather than address nuclear with your superficial <strong><em>"nuclear power plants will not be replaced in the current regulatory environment"</em></strong>, how about putting your cards on the table and explain why you never write about nuclear if global warming is the threat you (incorrectly) say it is. Not in your puppet masters' playbooks perhaps? By the way, the increased use of natural gas is the greatest reason CO2 emissions are down.</p>