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Rolls-Royce is developing a nuclear micro-reactor generating 1-10 megawatts of energy. This compact and versatile power solution is designed for rapid deployment and easy transport, suitable for environments from remote industrial sites to space missions. The micro-reactor's transportability allows movement by rail, sea, and even into space. Safety is ensured with uranium particles encased in multiple protective layers. Scalable and efficient, it meets varying power demands and provides both heat and electricity. Ideal for military bases, it enhances operational flexibility with minimal intervention. In the civilian sector, it offers clean, reliable energy for isolated microgrids and strategic locations, ensuring energy security and reducing strain on national infrastructure. #RollsRoyce #NuclearMicroReactor #CleanEnergy #CompactPower #VersatileEnergy #RapidDeployment #EnergyInnovation #TransportablePower #MilitaryEnergy #CivilEnergy #SustainablePower #EnergySecurity #Cohortmax

11 Jun 14:10: RECHARGE: ‘Standing tall': Ukraine's 🇺🇦🇺🇦 wind turbines are proving a key tactical advantage, says industry chief: Turbines have proved themselves to be much harder targets for enemy missiles, claims industry chief, but financing expansion in wartime brings challenges: Graphic: An engineer stands on top of a Vestas wind turbine at DTEK's Tyligulska wind project. (Photo: DTEK): Cosmo Sanderson: Journalist: Updated 10 June 2024, 13:19 As Russian missiles pick off Ukrainian power plants one by one, it is wind farms that have stood tall against the "focused devastation" of air strikes, showing their military advantage over conventional power sources, says the country's wind chief. Since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022, it is estimated Russia has destroyed at least half of Ukraine's power generation capacity with missile and drone strikes, causing blackouts across the country. Ukraine boasted around 55GW of grid capacity before the invasion, largely through nuclear and thermoelectric power plants. Officials now estimate this has dropped below 20GW. But while a Russian missile can “annihilate” a thermoelectric plant, hydroelectric dam or even a solar farm with a single strike, “it cannot destroy an entire wind farm,” Andriy Konechenkov, chair of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA), tells Recharge: Thank you, Bro / Geoff 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧:

Could nuclear energy gain widespread usage as a maritime fuel? HFW's Tom Walters and Johanna O. speak to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects about the outlook for this fast-developing market, and whether the superyacht sector might lead the way. Tom says: "As is always the case, technology is leading the law, and the law’s having to run to catch up." You can read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eicjHFuX To discuss these issues, please speak to Tom or Johanna, or your usual HFW contact. #Yachts #Superyachts #YachtsIndustry #SmallModularReactors #NuclearEnergy #MaritimeIndustry

❗️❗️❗️ To the attention of the public and media representatives! According to the available information, on August 11, 2024, around 08:00 p.m., a fire broke out at the service water supply facility located on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. As a result of that event, cooling tower number one caught fire and other technological equipment was damaged. There are no violations of the limits and conditions of safe operation. Exceeding the control levels for emissions and discharges of radioactive substances were not recorded. The probable cause is the negligence of the ruscist occupiers, or the deliberate firing of the cooling tower by orcs. Cooling tower number one is located approximately one kilometer from the power units of the plant. It is a matter of common knowledge that the ruscists use the premises and buildings of the NPP as military warehouses for the placement of equipment, weapons, explosives and military ammunition. They placed military vehicles in the plant halls. Cooling towers are also used as premises for storing and hiding military equipment and ammunition, due to which the risks of fires in the production premises of the NPP increase significantly. Degradation of NPP systems and elements worsens the overall safety situation at the ZNPP day after day. Large-scale fires can lead to the development of the event up to a radiation accident. At the same time, we inform you that the radiation level at the plant is within the current norms, and there is no threat of radiation pollution for the population now. The use of the nuclear plant by the ruscists as a military base exposes the entire world to the threat of a disaster at the nuclear facility. Only the liberation of the ZNPP and its transfer to the only legitimate operator, Energoatom, can guarantee the prevention of a nuclear and radiation accident as well as ensure its reliable and safe operation. #UAразом #standwithukraine #stoprussia #russiaisaterroriststate #nuclearpower

Now make them Thorium reactors that cannot have Fukashima reactors meltdowns and we are onto a winner. Plus you cannot make weapons with them, so you would have many on your side. I know very green people who have come around to be pro-nuclear after we have seen all the renewables and EV mistruths. Thorium been an idea since the 1905s' but the globalists and military just want the weapons type. Your model have failed and we wants ours for the majority now. https://lnkd.in/eU4gt3AS?

Yet again, State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" has dropped the ball on #nuclearsafety. With the occupier's forces in place at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, along with their munitions and equipment, it's no wonder that a fire broke out at the facility within one km of the power reactor block. Doing business with #rosatom and its subsidiaries should be anathema to all countries with nuclear power programs. #boycottrosatom #boycottrussia #standwithukraine #letukrainestrikeback

On Canada's intention to buy new submarines. The linked YouTube video is a one hour podcast where three retired Canadian Admirals discuss various aspects of a submarine acquisition. Not "exciting" (no graphics... voice only), but well informed and articulate. I recommend the podcast to any with a moderate-to-strong interest in the topic. For those with only a passing interest, here are a couple of points I thought particularly interesting: 1. On the question of "why not buy nuclear-powered subs?", it was explained that three major factors in any defense programme are; cost, capability, and sustainability. While nuclear-powered submarines are superior in capability, they are also far more costly and difficult to sustain. Regarding sustainment, one must consider the need for: - Crewing - not only do nuke subs have larger crews, there are often two crews assigned to each sub - Training - engineering roles in a nuke have much more extensive training needs - Dockyard and national industrial capacity, which doesn't currently exist in Canada for nuclear propulsion systems and fuel handling 2. On the subject of the desirability of spending defence dollars in Canada, the Admirals pointed out that the procurement costs are always signficantly smaller than the operations & maintenance costs. This is relevant because the latter will be spent in Canada, even if the subs themselves are built offshore. Note that foreign shipbuilders have consistently demonstrated a willingness to transfer the necessary technology for local maintenance. Just as a check, I did a quick search and found a Parliamentary Budget Office beakdown of the cost estimates for our new surface warships, and they were as follows: 1.4% Design 26% Acquisition 72% Operations & Maintenance 0.6% Disposal 0.6% The figures above support the argument that even with an offshore build, most of the money on new subs would be spent in Canada. https://lnkd.in/e76rH8wX

Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Perhaps the greatest reliability issue to come out of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is tin whiskers. This residual effect of RoHS is nothing new to electronics manufacturing. Tin whiskers were first been reported in the 1940s and credited with taking down satellites and military planes, causing critical failures to pacemakers and space shuttle systems and even the shutdown of a nuclear power facility. https://lnkd.in/gyATdaRR

The antipodeans Sir Ernest Rutherford "father of nuclear physics" and Sir Mark Oliphant, "Opposer of the fission bomb" were the first experimental demonstrators of nuclear fusion. Why then are the Australian Government and the Federal Opposition not working to get it developed in Australia and bring it back home? New Zealand has, so why not Australia? Interesting articles about Nuclear and I know you haven't looked at Fusion. So let's look at the nuclear or Fission option versus Fusion 1. Fission (Nuclear) Not able to be licenced. https://lnkd.in/gbm2t5uU 2. Authorities have the power to grant licenses for fusion, which is not explicitly covered by the Nuclear Act or the ARPANSA definition. https://lnkd.in/gjKFABpy The above ARPANSA link defines nuclear as fission—no mention of Fusion. 3. A fission (Nuclear)reactor without fissile fuel is a building. 4. A fusion reactor without fissile fuel is a fusion reactor building 5, Fissile (Nuclear) fuel availability and the future cost is a concern, especially for economists and users Dittmar, M. (2011). The End of Cheap Uranium. ArXiv. /abs/1106.3617 Even the UN has identified this, so why does the Fission(Nuclear) industry persist in denying its death like fossil fuels https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr 6. Should the focus in Australia be on nuclear fission advancement or the promotion of fusion technology? 7, Fission (Nuclear) is only at present in 39 countries out of 189. 8. Is Dutton doing a Menzies and wanting a loophole to get fission (Nuclear) weapons to start with for the subs? 9. Australia still has no high-level radiation waste storage facility 10. Helion Fusion has committed to having its fusion version working in 2028 11. The FIA (Fusion Industry Association) has postulated that commercial power fusion will be available in the 2030s. 12. In its fusion conference report in 2023, the IAEA postulated that all International nuclear (Fission) Laws like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty do not consider fusion, so it seems it can be built in Australia now. 13. Fusion is also being developed "Small Modular Fusion Reactors" like Zap Energy and Avalanche Energy. 14. HB11 and the UNSW Tokamak project have positioned Australia prominently in the trillion-dollar international fusion industry. Instead of relying on fission with a limited lifetime, wouldn't it be preferable to support Australian renewables, batteries, and hydrogen energy generators and back them up with a fusion power plant? This would eliminate the traditional waste problem while still providing medical isotopes and advancements in medical technology like MRIs. Let's focus on creating a sustainable future for Australia instead of perpetuating pollution and leading to an energy crisis. https://lnkd.in/ekakyifA

U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration will do low-altitude helicopter flights across the Las Vegas valley this week to measure expected background radiation. This is part of standard preparations to protect public health and safety on the day of the Superbowl. The Aerial Measuring System (AMS) is a rapidly deployable capability that can respond to all manner of nuclear incidents and accidents in the United States and overseas. AMS consists of a fleet of aircraft equipped with specialized radiation detection systems to provide real-time measurements of air and ground radiation contamination. AMS scientists, technical personnel, and pilots are on-call 365 days per year / 24 hours per day to deploy in response to nuclear incidents and accidents. The AMS fleet includes three Beechcraft BN-350 Extended Range fixed-wing aircraft and two Bell 412 rotary-wing aircraft stationed as needed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Following a release of radioactive material, AMS can provide the fastest and most complete picture of radiological conditions that may impact public safety and the environment. The data that AMS provides is often the first scientifically defensible and actionable product that federal, state, and local officials can use to support health and safety decisions such as evacuation and shelter-in-place guidance. #radiation #radiationprotection #nuclear #lasvegas #superbowl #CBRN #CBRNE CBRNE ATLANTIC BRIDGE (CAB)