Comments on: The tools of the academic-reactor designer are a piece of paper and a pencil with an eraser https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-tools-of-the-academic-reactor-designer-are-a-piece-of-paper-and-a-pencil-with-an-eraser/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-tools-of-the-academic-reactor-designer-are-a-piece-of-paper-and-a-pencil-with-an-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-3619694 Jim Tue, 29 Aug 2023 18:35:42 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50387#comment-3619694 Effective nuclear reactors aren’t cathedrals, but cars. The trouble is that, like cars, they’re readily converted to bombs. Fortunately, that sort of proliferation isn’t really a problem anymore, because thanks to the vast proliferation of the smartphone, the U.S. Intelligence Communité has the capability to triangulate every body within triangular range every second of every minute of every hour of every day. Apollo was a hoax and Bush did 9/11. Israel is our greatest ally and remember to make your yearly donation to your local Holocaust museum. Our Founding Fathers respected women.

]]> By: Michael van der Riet https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-tools-of-the-academic-reactor-designer-are-a-piece-of-paper-and-a-pencil-with-an-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-3619662 Michael van der Riet Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:43:49 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50387#comment-3619662 Koeberg has been running for 40 years now. It was completed on time and within budget. Reason being that the French had already built a score of these things. Although Koeberg is cooled by sea water, corrosion has not been a big factor. An electrical charge converts the whole system to a cathode, although this has corrosion problems of its own and requires a delicate balance.

]]> By: Curtis https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-tools-of-the-academic-reactor-designer-are-a-piece-of-paper-and-a-pencil-with-an-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-3619647 Curtis Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:24:40 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50387#comment-3619647 The upshot is that nobody now can even dream of changing basic reactor technology because it is so hidebound and unchangeable. There are a few types and they are now all PW reactors and no more breeder reactors or liquid metal or pebble bed types allowed because they are not in what is expected.

]]> By: Mongus https://www.isegoria.net/2023/08/the-tools-of-the-academic-reactor-designer-are-a-piece-of-paper-and-a-pencil-with-an-eraser/comment-page-1/#comment-3619607 Mongus Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:18:31 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=50387#comment-3619607 Hyman was way ahead of his time. A man of power.

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