Civilian nuclear power and renewables and other power options

[dannydale]

https://newatlas.com/energy/quaise-energy-millimeter-wave-drill-demo-houston/ Puff piece, but the gist is Quaise is now drilling successfully enough to get ideas about geothermal power from anywhere on the planet.

 

[Justo Miranda]

It's not about what I think about the detestable wind and photovoltaic energies, reality will just prevail over ideology when the elites understand that they need Artificial Intelligence to survive and that Artificial Intelligence needs enormous amounts of energy (be prepared to have fun when the brainless dinosaur of propaganda tries to turn 180 degrees). There is nothing to object to small human settlements trying to be energy self-sufficient using wind and sun... if they do not try to impose their beliefs on others.

 

[Antonio]

Reading the messages, it gives me the impression that we act as agents (like politicians do) of the different economic interests at stake. Could we consider closing these threads and moving on to other less "ideologized" matters?

 

[dannydale]

Okay yeah, I'm confused. All I wanted was to post the update I found on Quaise.

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8k8vq8gno

 

[T. A. Gardner]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8k8vq8gno

 

[dannydale]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8k8vq8gno

Article's tone seems reticent about non-fossil-fuel energy sources. Typical media bias is typical.

 

[publiusr]

Speaking of roadblocks
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-economic-patterns-linked-local-renewable.html
Energy density has always been the real issue...a gallon of gasoline actually has more hydrogen than...a gallon of of cryogenic hydrogen. It is easier to store it chemically than mechanically.

Carbon is the P-Diddy of elements...it'll bond with anything...strip the H's from it and it'll put a death grip on any O's it can find. It's controlling that way

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to just use hydrogen at some level.

Some hope:
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-regions-greatest-potential-green-hydrogen.html

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Speaking of roadblocks
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-economic-patterns-linked-local-renewable.html
Energy density has always been the real issue...a gallon of gasoline actually has more hydrogen than...a gallon of of cryogenic hydrogen. It is easier to store it chemically than mechanically.

Carbon is the P-Diddy of elements...it'll bond with anything...strip the H's from it and it'll put a death grip on any O's it can find. It's controlling that way

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to just use hydrogen at some level.

Some hope:
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-regions-greatest-potential-green-hydrogen.html

This explains gasoline v. batteries rather well.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via Slashdot, from a couple of days ago:
Belgium plans to nationalise nuclear power plants (BBC News)

 

[publiusr]

On reactors
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-human-ai-advanced-reactor.html

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bGd5anl__c8&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D

 

[publiusr]

For cooling
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-cooling-modular-reactors.html

https://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/uni...-research-reactor-set-to-produce-electricity/

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nRTrCc_y0xg&ra=m

 

[Halcyon66]

China Added 34 GW of Nuclear in a Decade

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/China-Added-34-GW-of-Nuclear-in-a-Decade.html

Regards,

 

[Halcyon66]

China Spent More on Clean Energy Than the Rest of the World Combined

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-...ergy-Than-the-Rest-of-the-World-Combined.html

Regards,

 

[Nicknick]

China Spent More on Clean Energy Than the Rest of the World Combined

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-...ergy-Than-the-Rest-of-the-World-Combined.html

Regards,

That's propably also true for coal fired power plants....

 

[Halcyon66]

Singapore to undergo review by UN atomic watchdog in 2027

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ndertake-review-by-un-atomic-watchdog-in-2027

Wonder where they would even put it, tiny Island.

Regards,

 

[Sineva]

Singapore to undergo review by UN atomic watchdog in 2027

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ndertake-review-by-un-atomic-watchdog-in-2027

Wonder where they would even put it, tiny Island.

Regards,

This is where floating small modular types might make sense.
You also have potential useful extras like thermal heating & desalination.

The russian Akademik_Lomonosov

 

[Halcyon66]

And the billion-dollar question, what about the waste?

Regards,

 

[Rule of cool]

And the billion-dollar question, what about the waste?

Regards,

Waste can be reprocessed, but its cheaper just to mine and refine new fuel.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

And the billion-dollar question, what about the waste?

Regards,

Waste can be reprocessed or safely stored. All the waste from nuclear power production in the US to date would fit inside a super Walmart. It'd also be less toxic...

 

[Rule of cool]

Perhaps environmental reasons could be the driver for greater use of reprocessing, both to re-use fissile material and to reduce the worst of the waste. We're spending a fortune on solar and windmills to operate beyond their economic limits, so it's not as if we're shy spending money.

 

[Halcyon66]

India opens the door to private investment in nuclear energy, raising liability concerns

https://thebulletin.org/2026/05/ind...in-nuclear-energy-raising-liability-concerns/

India Pushes States to Fast-Track Nuclear and Battery Storage Approvals

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...ck-Nuclear-and-Battery-Storage-Approvals.html

https://twitter.com/x/status/2067784946140279244

View: https://x.com/NikkeiAsia/status/2067784946140279244
.

Bit of a worry?

Regards,

 

[Halcyon66]

AI Demand, War, and Climate Pressure Push World Back To Nuclear

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-En...mate-Pressure-Push-World-Back-To-Nuclear.html

Regards,

 

[SrsTwist]

Related:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/small-modular-reactors-smrs.39775/post-921832

 

[Halcyon66]

Critical Data For India’s Largest Nuclear Plant Exposed In Massive Breach

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...-Nuclear-Plant-Exposed-In-Massive-Breach.html

Regards,

 

[Halcyon66]

What Is a Microgrid? How They Work and Why They're Suddenly Everywhere

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-...-Work-and-Why-Theyre-Suddenly-Everywhere.html

Regards,

 

[Halcyon66]

Scorching heat is straining Europe’s nuclear power supplies — and prompting drastic measures

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/europe-heat-drought-nuclear-power.html

Regards,

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Critical Data For India’s Largest Nuclear Plant Exposed In Massive Breach

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-...-Nuclear-Plant-Exposed-In-Massive-Breach.html

Regards,

Next time they should hire a non-Indian call center of "experts" to handle that...

Sorry, it just had to be done.