Right, but they don't exist commercially and are 10 years away by best estimate (I think I haven't looked lately). Also, Navy style reactors are not anything like SMR designs currently under development. They are much closer to current PWR reactors in use. I love the idea of more nuclear, hell that's what I do for a living. I just feel like SMRs are more vapor ware that's always "10 years away". I hope not, I know some really smart people who are currently working at Terrapower trying to make it a reality.
They take the waste heat from nuclear decay and convert it to electricity through the use of a peltier device. Those work off of differential temperature and are pretty inefficient to begin with. Unmderated Nuclear decay doesn't produce a lot of heat at one time, which is why reactors use a moderator to increase the power output.
That guy, the "Health Ranger" is a frequent Alex Jones guest, conspiracy theorist, and kook. Anything he is associated with I would run as far away as possible. Crypto is close enough to a scam, and associating with people like this isn't helping its image any.
Well, I work in commercial nuclear power, and I have since 2010, so.....yeah, I'm super creative.
This article has a good breakdown. The biggest issue is efficiency. RTGs are around 5-9% efficient. Standard steam cycle generators are around 30% (see this article ) . You get much more usable energy from fuel used in a commercial reactor vice a RTG.
Quick question, how do I get solar installed (in Texas) without getting scammed. Every company I have talked too has felt like dealing with the slimmest used car salesman.
Miss me with that "Both Sides" bullshit. They are not the same. One is currently facing indictment on 91 criminal charges. The other has a son who had a drug problem. Ones son made a mult billion dollar deal with the Saudis, including someone known to be responsible for at least one innocent persons death. The others son failed to pay taxes (since corrected) and bought a firearm while being a user of illegal drugs. I don't see how they are even close to being the same.
I'll throw in Chomsky's contemporary Howard Zinn and A Peoples History of the United States if you want a better understanding of America. Fun fact, both Chomsky and Zinn worked on the version of "Pentagon Papers" that were read aloud on the floor of Congress. I'll also throw in a vote for Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent for a look at the way government and media work together to shape narratives.
The answer is, they wouldn't immunize Hunter from future charges (if if Trump was elected) and Hunters lawyers were not going to accept a deal that didn't include that, because why the hell would they.
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