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Khal

When you have your own nuke powerplant!
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Paul · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

25 megawatts for $30 million plus fuel, I'll pass....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Power_Generation
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Khal · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:27 am Post subject:

I'll admit this sounds safe and over time maybe every small community will have one.
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Rocco R16V · Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 497 Location: PNW

I want one!
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924guy · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

the math isnt working out for me... by my quick and flawed calc's indicate that it will power about four , maybe six homes for five years...even doubling my own electric bill x6 x five years i get about $108,000 ....

6 million a year for 25mw of power seems a bit steep.... but im sure itll be great for a colony on mars...
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Rich H · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

Erm your maths is wrong there I think.... it's 25 Million Watts Electric or 75 million watts heat.

That'll run quite a few houses

Or you need to switch off a few lights

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924guy · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject:

hmmm, maybe so, is it 25mw total lifetime output, or 25mw per hour?
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

math is sligthly off...it can power about 20.000 houses at once...
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Jakkq · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 810 Location: Omaha, Nebraska

I'm going to buy one and throw it in the ocean. MUAHAHAHAHA!
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datatrain · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: Atomic power cells

A simple atomic power cell could be the recharge unit if it was large enough.

These are currently used in remote navigational aids and space vehicles where servicing is a problem. Been in use for some time actually.

http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200304/000020030403A0082210.php

It's a very simple idea, most people have never heard of.
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Khal · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:39 am Post subject:

Ah, yes, nuclear batteries. It just gets better and better.
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9XX Girl! · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:05 am Post subject:

“Electrification!” It didn’t catch on with trains here in Cornwall UK, it won’t catch on with cars… and the trains don’t have to carry a power pack (wires in the sky)

Not sure I would want to go flat out with a reactor behind me

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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

Technically with the heat and light produced on mars, SOLAR is going to be more desirable with some solar batteries. The efficiency there would be amazing. That's an asinine cost for operating. There are so many alternatives out there.
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Khal · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

Horses for courses... I suspect the advantage of a "nuclear" battery is its lifespan more than anything. A century or so without having to recharge is pretty neat.