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| Thread ID: 114026 | 2010-11-15 07:08:00 | Nuclear Power stations in NZ - Yes or No? | jareemon (5207) | PC World Chat |
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| 1153141 | 2010-11-16 02:23:00 | uninformed ranting is what keeps these forums going, without it they would die Quite right Gobel |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1153142 | 2010-11-16 02:42:00 | This was seriously discussed 20-30 years back. They even had a possible site lined up. Bottom line is we could NEVER afford it. US /UK/ France etc have MANY Nuke Power sites , so the costs of the supporting industries is spread out over the many sites. One Nuke Powerplant would require the same supporting infrastructure as several, adding to the cost to us. It would seriously effect hippy tourism :punk , tourism being our no1 earner(??) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1153143 | 2010-11-16 02:45:00 | Yep, if it wasn't for the "clean green NZ" image we, as a country, would be royally screwed. | SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1153144 | 2010-11-16 02:49:00 | By the time NZ could set up a fully functional nuclear power station we could have already finished a network of off-shore wind farms to supply true clean energy. | Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 1153145 | 2010-11-16 02:50:00 | Yep, if it wasn't for the "clean green NZ" image we, as a country, would be royally screwed. We could always be a "Clean Glowing Green NZ" :D |
SP8's (9836) | ||
| 1153146 | 2010-11-16 03:06:00 | "Clean Glowing Green NZ" I read that as "Clean Growing Green NZ" first and wondered if you mean we would need power..... |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1153147 | 2010-11-16 03:12:00 | some history, interesting. www.world-nuclear.org Nuclear-related policy In 1968, the national power plan first identified the likely need for nuclear power in New Zealand a decade or more ahead, since readily-developed hydro-electric sites had been utilized. Plans were made and a site at Oyster Point on the Kaipara harbour near Auckland was reserved for the first plant. Four 250 MWe reactors were envisaged, to supply 80% of Auckland's needs by 1990. But then the Maui gas field was discovered, along with coal reserves near Huntly, and the project was abandoned by 1972. In 1976, the Royal Commission on Nuclear Power Generation in New Zealand was set up to inquire further into the question. Its 1978 report said that there was no immediate need for New Zealand to embark upon a nuclear power program, but suggested that early in the 21st Century "a significant nuclear programme should be economically possible." In 1987, the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act was passede. This was largely a symbolic statement of opposition to nuclear war and weapons testing, and it prevented the visits by nuclear-propelled or nuclear-armed vessels (primarily US ones). The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone established under the Act does not ban land-based nuclear power plants. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1153148 | 2010-11-16 03:52:00 | There has been no new development information released, AFAIK, about the "SSTAR, a small, sealed, transportable, autonomous reactor", 10-100MW www.eurekalert.org en.wikipedia.org |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1153149 | 2010-11-16 04:10:00 | How the hell did they turn off your hot water remotely? The method was known as 'ripple control' though they don't use that system any more, they are a bit more advanced. There is a switching system on your meter board that can turn your HW off during periods of peak demand. It is called "load shedding" and was (still is in many areas) controlled by a pilot wire. More modern systems are controlled by digital signals over your power wiring to activate a microprocessor controlled switch on your HW power supply. You used to be able to hear the signal on the old controllers and it was a bugger if you were recording audio when it tripped because it got onto you recording via the power connection.. The pilot system in our area failed a few years back and nobody had HW for several days, exept for those who knew how to bypass the system, but that is more than a little dangerous for amateurs. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1153150 | 2010-11-16 05:51:00 | Well there's only 13 of you there ... isn't there ?? :D Not usually, but they all come back on Thursdays to give the full Baker's Dozen. ;) |
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