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| JustMeHere:
New reactor came online in the USA this week. 1,100 Gigawatts. Makes you realize how much power it takes to time travel. https://www.ajc.com/news/first-new-vogtle-nuclear-reactor-enters-operation-making-history/QUW3BTDRJRDT7MRWB3UHLRWX4A/ EDIT: fixed unit conversion. |
| srb1954:
--- Quote from: JustMeHere on August 02, 2023, 08:45:03 am ---New reactor came online in the USA this week. 1,100 Gigawatts. Makes you realize how much power it takes to time travel. https://www.ajc.com/news/first-new-vogtle-nuclear-reactor-enters-operation-making-history/QUW3BTDRJRDT7MRWB3UHLRWX4A/ --- End quote --- I think it is 1,100 Megawatts. 1,100 Gigawatts would be enough to power the whole of USA and have some left over for Canada and Mexico. |
| AlbertL:
A $30 billion dollar plant, and this is what you get for a control room? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-class-of-vogtle-3--4-nuclear-operators-pass-nrc-licensing-exam-300346151.html . I suppose they charge extra if you want real lights, switches and gauges. "Shoulda bought an RBMK!" |
| JustMeHere:
--- Quote from: srb1954 on August 02, 2023, 11:04:43 am --- --- Quote from: JustMeHere on August 02, 2023, 08:45:03 am ---New reactor came online in the USA this week. 1,100 Gigawatts. Makes you realize how much power it takes to time travel. https://www.ajc.com/news/first-new-vogtle-nuclear-reactor-enters-operation-making-history/QUW3BTDRJRDT7MRWB3UHLRWX4A/ --- End quote --- I think it is 1,100 Megawatts. 1,100 Gigawatts would be enough to power the whole of USA and have some left over for Canada and Mexico. --- End quote --- Yes 1.1 Gigawatts. Sorry was late. |
| jmelson:
--- Quote from: AlbertL on August 02, 2023, 02:35:24 pm ---A $30 billion dollar plant, and this is what you get for a control room? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-class-of-vogtle-3--4-nuclear-operators-pass-nrc-licensing-exam-300346151.html . I suppose they charge extra if you want real lights, switches and gauges. "Shoulda bought an RBMK!" --- End quote --- Those consoles with huge Stackpole/Sealectro switches are totally old-school. Modern controls systems with screens that reconfigure to show diagrammatically what the system is doing are much better for human-machine interface. Jon |
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