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| Japanese firms to develop small nuclear reactors |
| 2009-10-27 |
| Japan's major nuclear reactor manufacturers have begun developing small nuclear power systems for both developed and emerging countries, a report said on Saturday. Toshiba Corp. is developing an ultra-compact reactor with an output of about 10,000 kilowatts and has started procedures for approval in the United States, the Nikkei business daily said. The new reactor, the Toshiba 4S, is designed to minimise the need for monitoring and maintenance, with an automatic shutdown function to ensure safety in case of problems, the newspaper said. Toshiba plans to market the reactor first in the United States, while foreseeing demand from emerging countries in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe as well as in Africa, it said. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has separately completed the concept design for a pressurised-water reactor with a power output of around 350,000 kilowatts, the Nikkei said. Hitachi Ltd. also aims to develop a boiling-water reactor with a capacity of 400,000-600,000 kilowatts for use in Southeast Asia and other countries, it said. Demand for nuclear power stations has been growing around the world. A total of 151 were under construction or slated for construction in 27 countries as of the end of 2008, it said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The demand for these reactors seriously exceeds supply, and a lot of manufacturers want in on this deal. Some of the competitors include Babcock and Wilcox, Hyperion Power, and NuScale Power, each of whom have their own designs. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-27 19:10 |
| #7 Any chance they will manage to sell it in USA? Not until a sufficient percentage of the electorate has been freezing and in the dark for a long enough time. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-10-27 13:07 |
| #6 Sell it in the USA? Not necessary. Besides, the radiation would pollute our precious bodily essences. We are going to generate our clean electricity from the sun, the wind and by rubbing balloons on cats. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-10-27 12:22 |
| #5 Any chance they will manage to sell it in USA? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-10-27 03:30 |
| #4 Will these bypass those sham environmental laws that were designed with no other purpose than to stop the construction of new nuclear electric plants by the same people who don't want icky coal to fire the plants that supposedly have something to do with me turning on their lights somehow? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-10-27 01:51 |
| #3 I need a Toshiba 4S....NOW! borgdestroyer |
| Posted by: borgboy 2009-10-27 01:44 |
| #2 Joe, you should already know... the planet-wide central government has no other purpose than itself. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2009-10-27 01:41 |
| #1 NEWSCIENTIST > ASTEROID BLAST REVEALS HOLES IN EARTH DEFENSES. TEN-METRE wide space rock blew itself up at high altitude back on 10/8 oer INDONESIA, + wid the force of 2X-plus the explosive force-yield of the HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMB [50,000 tons of TNT]. The good news for future OWG-NWO is that NO EARTH TELESCOPE DETECTED THE ROCK. Lest we fergit, COMET APOPHIS = EARTH-OBSERVED EXPLOSIONS ON THE MOON > WHATS THE USE OF HAVING UNIVERSAL = PLANET-WIDE CENTRAL GOVT IFF YOU CAN'T DETECT NOR STOP AN HOSTILE/ENEMY PLANET FROM CLEANING YOUR CLOCKS! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-27 01:15 |