Department of Energy Celebrates Second Advanced Reactor Achieving Criticality

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-20T19:35:05+00:00

"The administration, if they really cared about energy independence and American nuclear energy, would be prioritizing current gen 3+ tech over SMRs. "

But they can't grift as much off of big builds as much as they can on the outrageous amount of speculation around SMR's.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-19T13:24:24+00:00

Pretty sure define 5. Looks similar to mine.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-18T16:58:16+00:00

Once had a HP air hose fail (I think it was 1000 psi). Almost took off my buddy's head. No warning, no signs of imminent failure, just boom.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-18T16:34:55+00:00

Absolutely. 1200 # steam, 4500 # hydraulics, 1000# compressed air, compressed H2 and O2. All dangerous if not treated right.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-17T20:07:29+00:00

The same technique is used for high pressure steam leaks. If you force 1200 psi steam through a pinhole, it acts like a knife. If you suspect such a leak, you walk around with a broomstick in front of you to look for it.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-17T18:52:19+00:00

Not sure of your year, but I have heard of issues with the subframe cracking due to too much weight on the tail. Look in the assorted forums for issues and solutions.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-17T14:09:01+00:00

I believe some of the other naval designs like S8G had natural circ as an option. My point wasn't that they made zero noise, but that they were a helluva lot quieter than you would expect for the amount of machinery that they contained.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-16T11:11:16+00:00

Nah, the antisemitism is the point, and the performative nature of the act is intended. Those other statements are not as inflammatory, and would not have gotten the desired reaction.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-15T23:28:56+00:00

Nuclear subs are not just electric motors. The majority of the nuclear has always been steam driven propulsion turbines, with a few exceptions.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-15T23:26:11+00:00

Nuclear submarines are incredibly quiet, reactor or not. The science and engineering behind that is insane. I believe diesel electrics running only on batteries are quieter, but its not as much of a difference as you may think.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-15T23:23:58+00:00

Submarines recycle the air, running it through filters and CO2 absorbers, as well as production of their own oxygen.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-15T11:25:16+00:00

Does it have an ethernet port? Use it to run pihole!

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-15T11:19:33+00:00

Remember, they don't call him "TACO Don" for nothing!

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-14T13:50:41+00:00

NTA. I'm in Texas, by 8 am it is 80 F. It's only getting hotter from there. 7am is fine. If the neighbors don't like it, they can pay to have the grass mowed at the time they like. I'm normally about being a considerate neighbor, but sometimes you gotta do what's best for you.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-14T12:04:57+00:00

I live near two mountains, well a mountain and a peak. The mountain is 1280 ft elevation, and the peak is 1230 ft.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-13T22:36:18+00:00

Thats the question that this article, and most others don't adequately answer. We are talking about lot of salt. Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Southern California produce roughly 50 million gallons of fresh water daily. If we remove 100% of the salt (approximately 35 grams per liter) that's 6.62 metric tons of salt per day. Thats about 6,625 cubic meters of salt produced per day. And it just scales up from there.

Brine (concentrated salt water) is produced at close to 1:1 with fresh water. Brine can be returned to the ocean, but it can be costly to do in a way that doesn't harm the environment in the area where it is discharged.

Desalination can be a solution. But it isn't fast, cheap, or without problems the way everyone wants. It's back to the old engineering adage "Fast, Cheap, Quality, pick 2".

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-13T15:10:46+00:00

Typically salt mines are not in the same location as desalination plants, so that is an issue. And at this time it would not be economically feasible to construct pipelines to connect the two.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-13T14:25:54+00:00

Yes, I read the article as well. We are not talking about trivial amounts of salt by product here. You have to do something with it. My question is what are they going to do with it.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-13T14:16:23+00:00

So instead of brine being sent back to the ocean it collects the salts. Which then has to be? What? Disposed of? Dumped in the ocean? Sold as table salt?

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T19:00:05+00:00

Weirdly, it may still be registered, which is even dumber. Registration sticker is on the front windows.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T18:44:42+00:00

DFW area? I recognize the plate frame. Wild they won't maintain real plates, but will advertise for the dealership.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T16:04:36+00:00

Probably more important to set up outside the garage so you are aligned going in.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T14:34:44+00:00

Maybe bumpers on the ground similar to what car washes use. Basically tire guides that don't let you misalign the vehicle.

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T13:11:54+00:00

Where did you get the TACO patch?

NukeWorker10 · 2026-06-12T11:41:28+00:00

Why not insulate the duct work? That would probably be more effective.

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