tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post4877936713035982473..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Future Ship PropulsionCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-3745342319970832822011-05-24T22:55:25.202-05:002011-05-24T22:55:25.202-05:00In the event of a nuclear ship sinking, I would th...In the event of a nuclear ship sinking, I would think that it would be much easier to convince people of the safety of pebble bed nuclear fuel than a liquid fuel, particularly if that liquid is water soluable.<br /><br />It seems to me that LFTR fuel could potentially do a much worse job than normal marine light water (oxide) fuel when it comes retaining fission products during seawater ingress.Nathan2gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027370395249364154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-87473893186453915672011-05-22T14:37:32.370-05:002011-05-22T14:37:32.370-05:00see this for a bolt on nuke
http://up-ship.com/bl...see this for a bolt on nuke<br /><br />http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=9286wizzard3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03458856099506525510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-35421854353360415792011-05-21T13:45:51.644-05:002011-05-21T13:45:51.644-05:00I tend to be skeptical about unproven renewable en...I tend to be skeptical about unproven renewable energy schemes, especially when they come from Germany. If you have to supply 70% of the power anyway, 100% is not much more problematic. If 30% is the best you can do, you are not in the game to win.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-39619776194514205252011-05-21T08:02:41.679-05:002011-05-21T08:02:41.679-05:00When trying to describe what maritime propulsion w...When trying to describe what maritime propulsion will look like in the post-carbon age, it's certainly likely that we are not going back to the same kind of sailing ship that we had in the past. But I wouldn't dismiss wind power altogether. There is a German company called SkySails (http://www.skysails.info/ ) that is developing large kite-like structures that can provide up to 30% of power for propulsion. All navigation of the kite is done by computers. They can work with any kind of baseline propulsion, whether hydrocarbon-based or nuclear. Wind on the oceans is more reliable than on land.Rasmus Kiehlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-63596046451284063602011-05-21T04:50:59.208-05:002011-05-21T04:50:59.208-05:00MSR for ship applications would be "the-egg-o...MSR for ship applications would be "the-egg-of-Columbus" idea, Eureka. Always handy when a large governemntal institution with a lot of money like the Navy, would be willing to push this idea. Makes so much sense, a cheaper & cleaner solution towards ship-proppultion. <br />Commercial energy suppliers need cheaper & greener nuclear, this would be an ideal testing ground to get SMR alive. With some years experience on the water resistance for land-applications will decrease substantially.Karel Beelaerts van Bloklandnoreply@blogger.com