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| 2010-11-21 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Iff CURR SEA LEVELS rise as many Perts project, then the time is now or ASAP for both GUAM + CNMI [Pacific Isles] to consider + dev NEW TYPES OF POWER PLANTS [ideally Non-Oil/Fossil-Fuel based]. PRESUM A MINIMAL SEA RISE + NORMAL TIDAL, HURRICANE FORCES + USMC BUILDUP/RELOCATION??? [congestion] = GUAM, CNMI POWER PLEXES WILL BE ROUTINELY OR PERMANENTLY FLOODED OUT. Sea Walls may not be enough. * "Pocket Nuke" > Someone tell HUGO "EARTHQUAKE BOMB" CHAVEZ + MOUD, "AND SO IT BEGINS ....". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-11-21 19:50 |
| #4 Galena could use the excess capacity to drive a couple of wind turbines ;) |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-11-21 18:42 |
| #3 Galena's load is about 1 to 2 megawatts. District heating would be useful, but there is no 10 mw of load around there, unless you start building a mess of greenhouses or something. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-11-21 14:40 |
| #2 They have been talking about this in Galena for over 5 years. I don't think much has happened with this yet. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-11-21 14:39 |
| #1 From the article: Toshiba has already interested the remote Alaskan town of Galena (pop.700) in a 'pocket nuke' of 10 MW, to unshackle it from diesel-fired electricity that costs about 10 times the price paid in the lower 48. That looks interesting. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-21 02:54 |