Nuclear power a dumb idea for Australia?
Here's why.
you know I do NOT favour nuclear power due to cost overall but some of these arguments are really just crap:Nuclear power a dumb idea for Australia?
Here's why.
You need more than a delivered nuclear reactor, you need contingency and emergency plans, I dare say that creating a 50sqr km no man zone anywhere on the eastern coastal side would paralyse the whole country for months on end..we can not even build more than 2 key roads out of any capital cities.The basic problem with nuclear in Australia is that the only real argument for it is that we're being run by fools and can't get our act together on technical matters to make other means of generation work.
Being run by fools is, to state the obvious, not a good idea when it comes to nuclear.
To be clear, there are certainly companies and individuals in Australia who could get nuclear up and running safely and reliably but the same applies to non-nuclear means. We've got companies and people who can do that too. Trouble is, said companies are heavily constrained by a political system that stifles the technical side.
Great for heating buildings during artic winter in Australia, otherwise, horrendous loss as a battery ...finding solutiond to non existing problems in my opinionStoring heat in sand to power cities.
Note:Great for heating buildings during artic winter in Australia, otherwise, horrendous loss as a battery ...finding solutiond to non existing problems in my opinion
Used to be plenty of those around in Tasmania indeed there was a factory making them in Hobart. Brand name was Derby which from a Google search still exists but needless to say it's now just a name put on an imported product.A lot of households there were provided with huge electric heaters, similar idea of very low thermic inertia and these were heated overnight on controlled tariff, when power a plenty and slowly released their heat during the day when power was used for industry.
Like water heater on tariff 33..good idea for cold climate and free night powerUsed to be plenty of those around in Tasmania indeed there was a factory making them in Hobart. Brand name was Derby which from a Google search still exists but needless to say it's now just a name put on an imported product.
Virtually indestructible, nice and toasty warm, but oh wow they're heavy. Takes a few people of reasonable strength to pick one up.
The freestanding ones in practice often doubled as seats. I've seen more than a few people sit on one over the years - most only manage a few minutes before they get up realising their backside's being cooked and getting painful.
Also good for drying out leather work boots. Going back some years now but there was one in the workshop routinely used for that. At a guess it's probably still there today.
In a home use situation cats like them since they're constantly warm.
I'm assured they did exist in SA but I haven't sighted any thus far.
It really doesn't bode well for the transition, when you consider they need a lot more Snowy 2 size long term storage facilities, one would hope some new ones are announced soon as time frame and costs keep blowing out on major projects.Snowy Hydro boss doubles down on project timeline despite slow progress and budget blow-out
- In short: Snowy Hydro CEO Dennis Barnes says the project is on track to being operational by December 2028 despite "challenging" conditions.
- A tunnel-boring machine has worked through 850 metres of sediment since March 2022 in difficult and challenging geological conditions.
- What's next? It still has about 15 kilometres of tunnels to bore, which are expected to be completed by late 2027.
Snowy Hydro boss doubles down on 2028 project timeline despite Florence the machine struggles
Chief executive Dennis Barnes says Snowy 2.0 will be complete on time despite one of three tunnel-boring machines moving slower than expected.www.abc.net.au
Sounds like pretty slow progress to me.
Not sure we will either...It really doesn't bode well for the transition, when you consider they need a lot more Snowy 2 size long term storage facilities, one would hope some new ones are announced soon as time frame and costs keep blowing out on major projects.
But I do keep forgetting it is ordained, by the political cult, so it will happen. Lol
Hopefully they will be aroind to see it eventuate, but. I doubt it
If so, obviously power must be free for anyone between 10am and 3pm, we are doing ausgrid a favour..This is an interesting article, it sounds like Ausgrid is going to charge people with solar panels, who export in the middle of the day.
I wonder if the home owner, will ask for the option to fit an export control device, so that they don't export during the middle of the day?
Then that leads to, who supplies the excess power to charge the grid storage, another mess in the making?
New tariff will punish solar panel owners who produce too much power
New 1.2 cent kilowatt hour penalty between 10am and 3pm.www.newcastleherald.com.au
How did I guess that this would be being discussed when I saw someone had posted in this thread.If so, obviously power must be free for anyone between 10am and 3pm, we are doing ausgrid a favour..
Bands of corrupt crooks
How absurd. Wasn't there a requirement on (someone) to provide storage ? Power going to waste and the producers being charged for it. Ridiculous.This is an interesting article, it sounds like Ausgrid is going to charge people with solar panels, who export in the middle of the day.
I wonder if the home owner, will ask for the option to fit an export control device, so that they don't export during the middle of the day?
Then that leads to, who supplies the excess power to charge the grid storage, another mess in the making?
New tariff will punish solar panel owners who produce too much power
New 1.2 cent kilowatt hour penalty between 10am and 3pm.www.newcastleherald.com.au
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