tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post2870524386919027088..comments2024-01-29T10:04:23.986-08:00Comments on Al Fin Energy: mPower Modular Nuclear Reactor for TVAal finhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-1815395265159351862009-06-20T14:55:35.234-07:002009-06-20T14:55:35.234-07:00Assuming this small reactor has the same thermal e...Assuming this small reactor has the same thermal efficiency of larger reactors then it could help the US have a more efficient electrical distribution system. <br /><br />Right now electricity is generated 100 miles or more away from the consumer at large megastations, and then this electricity is distributed over long power lines that often have *relatively* high transmission losses. If this reactor was mass produced it could be sited close to the consumer, and could allow us to break up the current hub-and-spoke grid into a patchwork of isolated grids. Having relatively small local grids would also keep major grid failures contained to one state or region. <br /><br />Also, smaller reactors can be mass produced eliminating the bane of the American reactor inductry: custom, one of a kind parts of dubious quality. Instead the parts can be produced by the thousands in an ISO-9001 facility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com