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But ya do, because once they use the fuel, the containment and ground its housed on has to be perm. covered over with one huge slab of concrete. Radiation has this tendancy to leech into the surrounding materials.Originally Posted by Blakamin
Same with fusion as well. While the actually process doesnt generate much in the way of radiation, the containment device pretty much glows.
And since the containment device sits on the ground, all those worms start wondering how their new found legs work
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It means I'm not an authority or a teacher, and may not have any experience so take things with a pinch of salt (a.k.a bullshit) rather than fact
Forum whore
You're on to it man.
This site has some good explanations and isn't too preachy:
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/tidal.htm
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
Again, no expert here but, I would prefer that NZ took an innovative approach to the power supply issue.
Surely a combination of wind, Solar and wave energy could be harnessed to provide clean energy for as long as we have sun, wind and waves.
Also, I think with a little construction law change all NEW houses could be built with their own solar power roof tiles. (or such-like).
This could mean that each house bears part of the load for collecting power for NZ.
When we talk about not wanting big power plants or coal pits, why not consider using our exisiting environment. - Our roofs ....
The roof, the roof, the roof is for hire....
Not even with yours!!!
Forum whore
There's even some good looking ones around now. No obvious geekiness until you get close
The roof, the roof, the roof is for hire....
http://www.atlantisenergy.org/sunslates2.html
Bear in mind though, that there was a chap who recently pointed out that on a NET basis he contributed more to the national grid than he was drawing. Transpower's response was to remove the credit system so private individuals no longer get credits for providing power and you have to pay line rental for your cabling and a minimum "usage" charge, irrespective of whether the line company owes you money or not.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
I would think that if even 10% of the NZ houses could take care of their own power supply it would be a great start!!
Is this feasible or am I talking crap ??.. (as usual)
Not even with yours!!!
Forum whore
It's a brilliant idea, and under the Kyoto protocol the Govt is supposed to offer tax relief to people who retrofit this to their house or design it into a new build. With this and solar water heaters we could reduce both the total power production required and the amount lost in transmission. 50% of the electricity generated in the Sth Is. is lost in transmisssion. Bit wasteful, eh?
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
What about making solar panels on the top of new houses compulsory - doesn't it only add $5k-$10k onto the cost?
Forum whore
Compulsion is a good way to ensure a less than adequate result.
Next you'll be suggesting 5 year plans
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Forum whore
Just having another think about this, if you boiled your hot water cylinder you could drive a steam turbine as well. Excellent for those wetback fireplaces, or for hot summer days where the solar water heater overdoes things. Hmmm so many sources of energy.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
It stinks that you can produce power put it into the national grid and at the end of the day they still hit you with a line charge.
There should be more support for people who work to save power or add things to there own house to be more self efficent. An architect I was talking to a couple of weeks back is building a house with solar cells in the walls as well.
Maybe the answer to the power problem isnt big stations, but every house and factory having its system which contributes to lessening the need for more large scale production.
Kiwi back at home!
tend to disagree here, but I suppose the war ended itself really?It has NO military purpose at all.
Disconnect the line and become totally self sufficient, they couldn't charge you then.It stinks that you can produce power put it into the national grid and at the end of the day they still hit you with a line charge.
Kiwi back at home!
now this shit is cool, http://www.marineturbines.com/technical.htm
Here for the arcade.
Wouldn't want to go swimming near by
Kiwi back at home!
well in the places they would be placed I wouldn't want to either!! They only spin at about 20rpm so slow enough not to damage fishesWouldn't want to go swimming near by
Forum whore
That particular dual usage was Political in nature and outcome. There was no Military need to use it. From a Logistics perspective Japan had lost the war 12 months previously. The US and allies could have sat back and let the Japanese home islands starve, but the war in China would have continued, and the Soviet Union had huge forces gathering on the Sino-Soviet border. A Soviet victory in Northern China with an increasingly belligerent Stalin in charge of the USSR would have created an even bigger united Communist Bloc for the "Western" allies to deal with.
Plus any US government that let conscript troops invade a country with a fight to the death mentality, and the subsequent number of casualties, wouldn't be voted back into power. You'll note that Truman was voted back in to office, and the US/USSR standoff was mainly performed in Europe with "sideshows" in Asia.
You still get charged the basic fees.
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