Popular Post webfact Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 File photo The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday. The White House said the assistance was part of its Net Zero World Initiative, a project launched at last year’s Glasgow climate summit in which the US partners with the private sector and philanthropists to promote clean energy. Thailand does not have nuclear power, with the public mood on the issue souring after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/us-to-help-thailand-develop-small-nuclear-reactors/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-11-19 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 4 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post huangnon Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 Fight "climate change" with nuclear power. ???? Not in Thailand, thanks. 13 2 3 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 my "line in the sand" for leaving Thailand is them getting a reactor. We know how things are "maintained" here... 12 1 9 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, Emdog said: my "line in the sand" for leaving Thailand is them getting a reactor. We know how things are "maintained" here... There is already one (maybe two now) research reactor operating in Thailand (it's been humming along for 60 years or so) ???? I still reckon they should concentrate on solar and storage technology. Quicker and cheaper. 20 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post degrub Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 Likely sharing pebble bed reactor designs. You have to base load with something that works where and when the sun don’t shine. It’s a design that self moderates in case of mishap. it is a really interesting design. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble-bed_reactor 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bert got kinky Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 What could possible go wrong? 7 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SpaceKadet Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 SMR are the future of nuclear. Even for Thailand, as they require no maintenance throughout their lifetime, which can be be longer than 30 years. Just dig a hole, dump the reactor in it and forget about it for the next 30 years. No refueling, no direct maintenance, passive reactor safety. Designs already exist for sizes up to 50MWe, difficult for solar to beat that. Additionally, being modular, you can easy connect more if you need more power. Also there are external "plug-ins" developed that will do desalination or H2 generation. 14 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 Clean nuclear energy? What is clean about radioactive waste? 4 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: SMR are the future of nuclear. Even for Thailand, as they require no maintenance throughout their lifetime, which can be be longer than 30 years. Just dig a hole, dump the reactor in it and forget about it for the next 30 years. No refueling, no direct maintenance, passive reactor safety. Designs already exist for sizes up to 50MWe, difficult for solar to beat that. Additionally, being modular, you can easy connect more if you need more power. Also there are external "plug-ins" developed that will do desalination or H2 generation. Yup. Just what many countries need. There's an interesting web site right here. The problem with renewables is that there will always be an energy storage problem for when the source is not around, like nighttime for instance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozimoron Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Moonlover said: Yup. Just what many countries need. There's an interesting web site right here. The problem with renewables is that there will always be an energy storage problem for when the source is not around, like nighttime for instance. The problem with nuclear is that there will always be a waste storage problem. Forever. Did they explain what remedial action would need to be taken for the next 100 centuries after that 30 years? 1 1 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bert got kinky Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 Just now, ozimoron said: The problem with nuclear is that there will always be a waste storage problem. Forever. Did they explain what remedial action would need to be taken for the next 100 centuries after that 30 years? after that 30 years By then the regime may have changed, so what doesn't affect them won't bother them. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dogmatix Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 I support nuclear power, as it is the only viable option for the world. But exceptions should be made for incompetent, corrupt countries like Thailand that are clearly incapable of maintaining nuclear facilities safely. 5 3 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boomer6969 Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 34 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said: SMR are the future of nuclear. Even for Thailand, as they require no maintenance throughout their lifetime, which can be be longer than 30 years. Just dig a hole, dump the reactor in it and forget about it for the next 30 years. No refueling, no direct maintenance, passive reactor safety. Designs already exist for sizes up to 50MWe, difficult for solar to beat that. You just made Mother earth cry. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Moonlover Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, ozimoron said: The problem with nuclear is that there will always be a waste storage problem. Forever. Did they explain what remedial action would need to be taken for the next 100 centuries after that 30 years? Yes they do, but it's long and very technical as one would expect. But you can read all about it here if you so wish. Better to be informed than to make uninformed comments. (A popular pass time on ASEAN NOW) 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, Moonlover said: Yup. Just what many countries need. There's an interesting web site right here. The problem with renewables is that there will always be an energy storage problem for when the source is not around, like nighttime for instance. Just open (legal) 24 hour entertainment centres, night clubs and massage parlours, no excess power to worry about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozimoron Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Moonlover said: Yes they do, but it's long and very technical as one would expect. But you can read all about it here if you so wish. Better to be informed than to make uninformed comments. (A popular pass time on ASEAN NOW) Not one word of that contradicts anything I said so pull your head in and stop flaming. That document is only a procedural guide. It doesn't address the problem of radiation leakage over or after the next 10,000 years. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Rolls Royce doing the same thing in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smew Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Hope it is tottaly operated by foreigners and spent fuel rods taken outside of Thailand !!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ikke1959 Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 OMG nuclear power and waste in hands of Thailand... It is asking for troubles 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaCheese Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Quote will likely be deployed in the late 2020s to early 2030s That's what https://www.energy.gov/ne/advanced-small-modular-reactors-smrs says. And if it's "roughly on time" like the F-35, it'll be mid-2050s. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wombat Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 JFC... what could possibly go wrong? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, smew said: Hope it is tottaly operated by foreigners and spent fuel rods taken outside of Thailand !!!! TOTALLY, ask Bert got Kinky! 555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert got kinky Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Just now, KannikaP said: TOTALLY, ask Bert got Kinky! 555 I was going to suggest North Korea. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert got kinky Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, smew said: Hope it is tottaly operated by foreigners and spent fuel rods taken outside of Thailand !!!! spent fuel rods taken outside of Thailand !!!! Surely a local scrap yard would be able to handle this matter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samut_Prakan_radiation_accident 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 What's not to like: Unchecked corruption... No accountability... No oversight on anything... Uniformed Nincompoops in charge of a country with nuclear power... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said: Clean nuclear energy? What is clean about radioactive waste? Better than burning fossil fuels, esp coal which itself emits a huge amount of radiation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Dogmatix said: I support nuclear power, as it is the only viable option for the world. But exceptions should be made for incompetent, corrupt countries like Thailand that are clearly incapable of maintaining nuclear facilities safely. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted November 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2022 Thais as diligent and apt as anywhere when trained up. You’re hardly going to be seeing Somchai from the village playing with the rods! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Just now, daveAustin said: Better than burning fossil fuels, esp coal which itself emits a huge amount of radiation. Wind energy, sun energy, tidal energy, loads of it but still people want radioactive waste and try to sell it as clean energy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zib Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said: Wind energy, sun energy, tidal energy, loads of it but still people want radioactive waste and try to sell it as clean energy. None of those are "base loads" so you still need another option. Some options are nuclear, coal, oil, gas, hydro. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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