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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 16

    Explanation of 4th generation nuclear power: Next-gen nuclear is coming, if we want it https://grist.org/article/next-gen-nuclear-is-coming-if-we-want-it/ … via @grist

    8:13 AM - 16 Oct 2018
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    21 replies 172 retweets 391 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. dietwald "Evil Shill Troll" claus‏ @dietwaldclaus Oct 16
        Replying to @sapinker @grist

        Though current nuclear reactors are basically fine, safety and environment wise. Could nuclear power be better? Sure, but it's already the best electricity generating technology we have.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Achal‏ @AchalHP Oct 16
        Replying to @dietwaldclaus @sapinker @grist

        Which of the current power-reactor technology? RBMK, BWR, PWR, AGR/GCR, CANDU or SFR?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. dietwald "Evil Shill Troll" claus‏ @dietwaldclaus Oct 17
        Replying to @AchalHP @sapinker @grist

        Pretty much any of them, since you didn't list RBMK :)

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Smart Block‏ @smartblock1 Oct 16
        Replying to @sapinker @TerrestrialMSR @grist

        There is nothing new here. Irish didn’t stumble upon anything new. Molten salt reactors were a thing of the past. There are very good reasons they were abandoned for safer pressurized water reactors which have worked wonderfully for almost 60 years.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Achal‏ @AchalHP Oct 16
        Replying to @smartblock1 @sapinker and

        H.G. MacPherson on cancellation of Molten Salt Reactor R&D: Pic. 1: Dr. Joe Bonometti, NASA https://public.ornl.gov/conferences/msr2015/pdf/Gehin%20-%20MSR%20Program%20History%20-%20rev%203.pdf … Pic. 2: Dr. Jess C. Gehin, ORNL http://www.irss.ca/development/documents/Power%20Point%20Presentations/Liquid%20Fluoride%20Thorium%20Reactor-%20What%20fusion%20wanted%20to%20be.ppt …pic.twitter.com/t8IeDjdlsD

        1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes
      4. Smart Block‏ @smartblock1 Oct 16
        Replying to @AchalHP @sapinker and

        Best of luck to you in advancing the next generation in nuclear power!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Jim N‏ @NEmpirecd2003 Oct 17
        Replying to @smartblock1 @AchalHP and

        It wasn't implemented because it didn't produce material for nuclear weapons.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Smart Block‏ @smartblock1 Oct 17
        Replying to @NEmpirecd2003 @AchalHP and

        Video of sodium meeting water. When I was at a former sodium reactor site it was explained to me that to achieve those benefits was to deal with serious dangers. Naval reactors can’t escape the water. On dry land may be a different story.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvRGzls6SY …

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Jim N‏ @NEmpirecd2003 Oct 17
        Replying to @smartblock1 @AchalHP and

        On dry land it was. Melt down not possible.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Smart Block‏ @smartblock1 Oct 17
        Replying to @NEmpirecd2003 @AchalHP and

        Fuel salts flowing in the lines is a challenge. The engineers and financiers don’t think through the costs to maintain that mess. Ever work at a BWR or borated PWR? Everything is contaminated and all work requires radiation protection which adds greatly to the crippling O&M costs

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Achal‏ @AchalHP Oct 17
        Replying to @smartblock1 @NEmpirecd2003 and

        Liquid fuel handling is simple. Refuelling MSR is simple(no need of complex refuelling machines like CANDU). It done online at full power. It is shown in MSRE documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyDbq5HRs0o … Fuel samples can also be taken out of reactor while it is operating for analysis.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Devon Burriss‏ @DevonBurriss Oct 16
        Replying to @sapinker @grist

        More of this @sapinker please. Nuclear needs a serious PR push. Most people just assume it is the worst idea ever whereas it is something we cannot afford not to do.

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      3. michael lorenzo‏ @moz_zarella Oct 16
        Replying to @DevonBurriss @sapinker @grist

        exactly. this is nothing but pr for the nuclear industry. in the meantime pinker makes pr for viktor orban's fight against freedom and intellect.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Devon Burriss‏ @DevonBurriss Oct 16
        Replying to @moz_zarella @sapinker @grist

        How so? It’s just that my image of @sapinker is of a person encouraging both freedom & intellect. The nuclear industry needs good PR because it has a bad image amongst an uninformed public.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Crumb Streusel‏ @tangibullah Oct 16
        Replying to @DevonBurriss @moz_zarella and

        The US nuclear industry gets lots of funded & unfunded PR. All this PR would make more sense if their economic claims were transparent & included public subsidies for reactor construction, AND future liabilities for decommissioning & waste storage normally left to the public.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Devon Burriss‏ @DevonBurriss Oct 16
        Replying to @tangibullah @moz_zarella and

        Agreed. Things are not great. We need more people putting more pressure on government to be better.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Chaos2Night‏ @Chaos2Night Oct 16
        Replying to @DevonBurriss @tangibullah and

        The less government involvement the better.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Devon Burriss‏ @DevonBurriss Oct 16
        Replying to @Chaos2Night @tangibullah and

        In how we live, yes. Personally I would want the government enforcing safety on a nuclear power plant as well as pushing for clean energy. Neither of those are likely to be served well by profit driven companies.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Chaos2Night‏ @Chaos2Night Oct 16
        Replying to @DevonBurriss @tangibullah and

        I'm not saying no oversight, but the current regulatory system is so onerous as to make new construction next to impossible.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Andrew White‏ @keebtree Oct 16
        Replying to @sapinker @grist

        @zasdac

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Zasdac‏ @zasdac Oct 16
        Replying to @keebtree @sapinker @grist

        Nice. Advancements in nuclear energy efficiency and safety were already pretty viable mid-2000s. It's good to see research making more progress.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Joe Citizen‏ @JoeCitizen19 Oct 27
        Replying to @zasdac @keebtree and

        ANY NUCLEAR IS A HUGE LEAP BACKWARDS!! WE NEED 100% RENEWABLE SUSTAINABLE DECENTRALIZED ENERGY! THIS IS THE REAL WAVE OF THE FUTURE! NOT MORE OF THE SAME WITH A NEW NAME! ENERGY INDEPENDENCE! SOLAR ROOFS, WINDOWS N DRIVEWAYS W/ TESLA BATTERY 4 NIGHT TIME

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Zasdac‏ @zasdac Oct 27
        Replying to @JoeCitizen19 @keebtree and

        I wouldn't say it's a huge step backwards but I agree that presently and in the short term future, the US should be investing heavily in "alternative energy." The current reliance on fossil fuels speaks volumes about the lack of vision in the US gov

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. End of conversation

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