
The World’s First Small Nuclear Reactor Is Now Under Construction | OilPrice.com
China has officially begun construction on the world’s first onshore small nuclear reactor, a project that had been delayed for four years
Only fearmongering and anti-science "concern". The worlds largest collider went on to be built in Europe where it is the center of high energy physics research on the globe, most recently proving the existence of the Higgs particle, a particle that should have been discovered in Texas. Such opportunity missed in the US as we allowed science to be trumped by short-sightedness and lack of vision.I live just a few miles where the Super Conducting Super Collider was to be built in Texas (now cancelled). There was a lot of concern then of the same thing...
I'm personally not worried about a new black hole being formed here on Earth or the atmosphere igniting - but I am curious how many are concerned..Only fearmongering and anti-science "concern". The worlds largest collider went on to be built in Europe where it is the center of high energy physics research on the globe, most recently proving the existence of the Higgs particle, a particle that should have been discovered in Texas. Such opportunity missed in the US as we allowed science to be trumped by short-sightedness and lack of vision.
I remember seeing this piece a few years back, an interesting read for those unfamiliar with the situation.
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How Texas Lost the World's Largest Super Collider
The Higgs boson, a particle that has shaped the theories of modern particle physics, was discovered at a super collider in Geneva. It was a hugely significant moment for Big Science, one that received a Nobel Prize earlier this year—and it should have been discovered in Texas.www.texasmonthly.com
Sometimes.............you can't.I know from talking with the locals that they were never really addressed on levels they understood. After all, how do you cook down something this high tech to the point where the common individual can feel assured?
I would argue something slightly different- that it's hard to bring some people around to understanding science. The analogy I make is that some people think Science is written into a book, and the scientist just go look in the book when they need an answer and then figure it out.It's hard to bring people around to understanding some science.
Absolutely true. And we've witnessed the results of a lack of understanding of the scientific process in the form of complaints uttered by people you know:I would argue something slightly different- that it's hard to bring some people around to understanding science.
Hahahahah, that is funnyI would add that how individuals react to scientific advancement is a Darwinian process in itself. Maybe that's a good thing.
Thank you, Howard. I know how thorough you are with the amount of research and energy you put into what you do, so I will (modestly, of course) take that as high praise!The smartest thing I've seen on the internet in a long time!
Hah! Indeed, but I just wish it wouldn't affect the rest of us as it does in this situation.I would add that how individuals react to scientific advancement is a Darwinian process in itself. Maybe that's a good thing.
This is the poster child case for this exact point and something which drives me batty. I didn't allude to it though as I didn't want to direct a forum thread in a potentially political direction. Our body of knowledge on anything is not stagnant. As we experiment, whether "successfully" or "unsuccessfully", our understanding of the world changes the way we act.And we've witnessed the results of a lack of understanding of the scientific process in the form of complaints uttered by people you know:
"I just don't trust the CDC. First it's masks, then no masks, then sometimes masks, and then all the different directions on vaccines! They don't know what they're doing!"
^ Ditto!!...absolutely true about polio, smallpox, and all the rest - I appreciate not having those illnesses and I don't have them because of a vaccine. THANKS SCIENCE!
The military does, yes. Public and private utilities? Not so much. That said, my guess is the small scale nuke is probably the only way forward with them. The smaller scale does save some money. But even the smaller ones (see the article posted above) just are too expensive versus other energy sources. That's the reality of it, it's not all due to regulation, and until it changes we won't see widescale nuke construction like we had planned in 2008-2010 when I thin something like 30-40 nuke plants were on the drawing boards in the US. First LNG and then cheaper renewables killed them.The US has been operating many small nuke plants for years, decades actually. They are in ships and subs. I had the pleasure to work on them at Pearl Harbor. They have it down....
Just to reiterate, US military reactors are probably the safest in the world. Not sure there has ever been a significant accident?The military does, yes. Public and private utilities? Not so much. That said, my guess is the small scale nuke is probably the only way forward with them. The smaller scale does save some money. But even the smaller ones (see the article posted above) just are too expensive versus other energy sources. That's the reality of it, it's not all due to regulation, and until it changes we won't see widescale nuke construction like we had planned in 2008-2010 when I thin something like 30-40 nuke plants were on the drawing boards in the US. First LNG and then cheaper renewables killed them.