Nuclear powered buildings?

[whitehall]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

 

[Dekster]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

There has been talk of it but more along the lines of your neighborhood would have its own compact reactor. Some people are playing around with it. They are called SMR's (Small modular reactors) if you are interested in researching it.

 

[Moonglow]

They said they'd be ready in a decade a decade ago and they would be fusion reactors that could fit in the bed of a pick-up truck..

 

[Moonglow]

Next in 2023 is the diamond and nuclear waste battery that will last 28,000 years... We are getting close.....

 

[Donald H]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

That's a great demonstration of stupidity but don't ask me to explain the reason why. Much better to learn by yourself.

 

[Donald H]

And it's hard to not notice that several stupid Americans are buying into the idiocy being suggested!

Here's a clue for the educated Americans if there are any on this board:

There are already thousands of them.

 

[JoeMoma]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

Well, if a building/skyscraper is on grid powered by a nuclear power plant, then that building is nuclear powered.

 

[whitehall]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

Well, if a building/skyscraper is on grid powered by a nuclear power plant, then that building is nuclear powered.

The nuclear powered grid supplies electricity but it's not cost effective to use the electricity that comes over a wire to heat and cool a skyscraper. A little reactor in the basement that supplies unlimited steam power to a city block might be just the thing.

 

[JoeMoma]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

Well, if a building/skyscraper is on grid powered by a nuclear power plant, then that building is nuclear powered.

The nuclear powered grid supplies electricity but it's not cost effective to use the electricity that comes over a wire to heat and cool a skyscraper. A little reactor in the basement that supplies unlimited steam power to a city block might be just the thing.

Steam might be good for heat, but electricity is needed for most other things like air conditioning, lights, computers, various appliances. I don't see having thousands of little nuclear reactors producing the energy to power a city when one or two can do. Also, think of the regulations and the control of nuclear waste that it would involve. Uncle Sam isn't going to let you power your house with a nuclear reactor in your basement.

 

[Dekster]

We have nuclear powered Aircraft Carriers and Submarines. Why not skyscrapers with nuclear power. It would save a lot of energy. Security risk?

Well, if a building/skyscraper is on grid powered by a nuclear power plant, then that building is nuclear powered.

The nuclear powered grid supplies electricity but it's not cost effective to use the electricity that comes over a wire to heat and cool a skyscraper. A little reactor in the basement that supplies unlimited steam power to a city block might be just the thing.

Probably the opposite unles syou did away with the safeguards/regulations.. electric utilities are generally designed to maximize the economy of scale.