BringMeTheDiscoKing@lemmy.ca to newfoundland@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoHydro mulls building new diesel turbinewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkHydro mulls building new diesel turbinewww.cbc.caBringMeTheDiscoKing@lemmy.ca to newfoundland@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
I thought Muskrat was supposed to help us shut down the Diesel plant. I’m appalled but not in the least bit surprised.
minus-squareMisterD@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIf only there was ways to build nuclear reactors quickly and ship them anywhere. Oh shit, we have options: A nuclear reactor in a shipping container that gives them 3X more power than they need right now: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/canada-invests-16m-in-shipping-container-sized-nuclear-re A nuclear reactor that comes IN a boat and is dragged on shore: https://newatlas.com/energy/seaborg-floating-nuclear-reactor-barge/ But, nah, let’s make those storm worse. It’s more profitable.
minus-squareBringMeTheDiscoKing@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhat province do you think this is?? We won’t even acknowledge any of that stuff exists for decades. ‘Unproven’ they’ll say.
If only there was ways to build nuclear reactors quickly and ship them anywhere. Oh shit, we have options:
A nuclear reactor in a shipping container that gives them 3X more power than they need right now: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/canada-invests-16m-in-shipping-container-sized-nuclear-re
A nuclear reactor that comes IN a boat and is dragged on shore: https://newatlas.com/energy/seaborg-floating-nuclear-reactor-barge/
But, nah, let’s make those storm worse. It’s more profitable.
What province do you think this is?? We won’t even acknowledge any of that stuff exists for decades. ‘Unproven’ they’ll say.