🧵 Uranium Fever
Anonymous at Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:06:35 UTC No. 16436801
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are investing in nuclear power to keep up with power demands from AI data servers.
https://www.technologyreview.com/20
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/16/ama
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goog
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:54:26 UTC No. 16437903
>>16436801
Why Uranium? They could try Thorium reactors.
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:04:24 UTC No. 16437920
>>16437903
>>16436801
Why won't Allah strike them down?
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:35:36 UTC No. 16438581
>>16436801
the way I read OPs post was
>Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are in a arms race to give their AI nuclear capabilities
why do they want to kill us so badly?
Anonymous at Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:40:45 UTC No. 16438588
>>16436801
>Three Mile Island
do Fukushima next
Anonymous at Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:02:05 UTC No. 16440063
>>16436801
uranium fever has gone and got me down.
🗑️ Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:56:29 UTC No. 16441435
>>16436801
>le TRISO pebbles
>80MW per reactor
lol
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:59:58 UTC No. 16441441
>>16436801
>TRISO pebbles
>80MW output per reactor
>to power tens of gigawatts of data center expansions
lol
This is not serious. It's merely a way to tell people that there's something other than just more natural gas in the pipeline. It's greenwashing.
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:01:07 UTC No. 16441443
>>16437903
Only problem is that there is none that's anywhere close to operation, at least not in the western world
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:26:14 UTC No. 16441555
>>16436801
privatize the gains, socialize the risks
"A loan guarantee would allow Constellation to shift much of the risk of reopening Three Mile Island to taxpayers. The federal government, in this case, would pledge to cover up to $1.6 billion if there is a default. The guarantees are typically used by developers to lower the cost of project financing, as lenders are willing to offer more favorable terms when there is federal backing."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:37:47 UTC No. 16441567
>>16440068
Imagine living somewhere with tornadoes, how fuckin stupid do you have to be
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:46:21 UTC No. 16441585
>>16441441
>80MWe garbage
Eventually there will be project announcements for the westinghouse AP300. This model is the most likely to be widely deployed across the US based on the existing AP1000 supply chain. All of these no-name companies popping up have almost no realistic backing. NuScale has a shot but without any US deals announced while the other no-name companies make public signings, it tells me they are either overwhelmed with prospects or they don't have shit. Not having any US deals in the works doesn't make sense considering their design is currently the only SMR approved by the NRC. So most likely they are overwhelmed and just being quiet about it.
Anonymous at Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:44:50 UTC No. 16441742
>>16441443
How's your budget? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRa
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:19 UTC No. 16442586
>>16441742
Nice CGI renders
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:37:00 UTC No. 16442587
>>16441585
>So most likely they are overwhelmed and just being quiet about it.
NuScale is a publicly traded company. They would absolutely not be quiet about it if they were "overwhelmed" with customers.
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:39:31 UTC No. 16442591
>>16441555
Constellation would still be on the hook for those $1.6 billion. A loan guarantee doesn't mean Constellation can just skip repaying; it means that the lenders would be paid even if Constellation goes bankrupt. A loan guarantee doesn't shift risk from Constellation to taxpayers; it shifts risk from lenders to taxpayers.
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:40:49 UTC No. 16442594
>>16440068
Awesome pic
Anonymous at Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:33:12 UTC No. 16442719
>>16437903
Thorium is a meme. No point in pursuing it since we're not in dire need of fissile material and it's more difficult to use than uranium.
🗑️ Anonymous at Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:53:53 UTC No. 16445764
>>16444440
It certainly tells us that America's nuclear construction industry is broken when Microsoft would rather pay about the same price per watt that the Chinese pay for a brand new HPR1000 to restart the old Three Mile Island unit 1
Anonymous at Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:55:47 UTC No. 16445768
>>16444440
It certainly tells us that America's nuclear construction industry is broken when Microsoft would rather pay about the same price per watt that the Chinese pay for a brand new HPR1000 to restart the ancient Three Mile Island than pay for a new nuclear reactor
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:06:05 UTC No. 16446727
>>16436801
This is old news.
My boss used to work in nuclear power plants and the regulations are mega strict. 3+ years for approvals.
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:54:47 UTC No. 16447468
>>16446827
Small nuclear reactors are more expensive, per unit of power
If you doubt me, listen to some of the Decouple episodes were they discuss this in detail with very knowledgeable people
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:56:35 UTC No. 16447475
>>16437903
Why not faggot. Ywnbaw
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:56:38 UTC No. 16447476
>>16436801
yikes. and it will all be for nothing. imagine having no better ideas for the future.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSwxn
Anonynous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:11:04 UTC No. 16449591
>>16447468
>If you doubt me, listen to some of the Decouple episodes were they discuss this in detail with very knowledgeable people
Link me, please, anon.
Spoonfeed me your sweet knowledge load :)
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:43:18 UTC No. 16449725
>>16440068
oh no! tornadoes destroy infrastructure!
proof we need to burn more coal!
Anonymous at Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:55:15 UTC No. 16450832
>>16436801
Well now we know what all the nuke shilling was for.
Anonymous at Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:47:26 UTC No. 16451126
>>16445768
i wouldn't trust a chinese nuke plant to have the required safeties.
Anonymous at Sun, 27 Oct 2024 07:08:22 UTC No. 16451838
>>16440068
I can hear the farmer who put these up going like "fuck this shite, I'll be putting up a cheap coal firing station until I have recouped this at least"
Anonymous at Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:14:23 UTC No. 16452587
>>16451126
Decent track record so far
Anonymous at Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:20:30 UTC No. 16452599
>>16449591
Summary
https://twitter.com/Dr_Keefer/statu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhF
Some full episodes where the matter is discussed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q6
Anonymous at Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:21:45 UTC No. 16452602
>>16452599
This one as well I think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twM