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TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by nine_k »

julcol wrote: post #25

yes, and hopefully all of them will be set up in his garden and his children kindergarten. Because why somebody else should bear the risk of a nuclear disaster. This is nonsense. State/society is the last backstop, the last resort insurer in nuclear risk. Why shall we insure nuclear risks so Mark gets richer with more clicks ? again socializing the costs and privatizing de profits. Not in my backyard.

This kind of reactor is really hard to blow up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten-salt_reactor#Properties

(Disclaimer: most of my life I lived closer than 50 miles to various major nuclear plants.)

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by srmatto »

pico303 wrote: post #7

Their first demonstration reactor is scheduled to go online in 2031. But they’re going to build 8 production reactors, with all the regulatory hurdles, in any reasonable length of time? Right. The headline should probably be, “Meta invests in nuclear startup” and leave it there. My guess is this deal is quietly swept under the rug when the first reactor fails to go fully online by 2032.

Didn't the Trump admin put in the same lawyer who helped Uber to "reform" the NRC? I can't find the Bloomberg article but they made it sound like they were going to gut the NRC. To be clear I am not endorsing this, but I read that was happening or they were at least trying.

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by lazide »

AngryData wrote: post #27
capnrefsmmat wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From your link, > TerraPower must still complete construction, submit an operating license application, and satisfy all applicable safety and regulatory requirements before loading fuel and beginning operations.

I mean that doesn't sound like very big hurdles. It is an inspection of a completed reactor to make sure it wasn't managed and built like trash. Every factory and business and powerplant is subject to an inspection before it can operate. Even most residentual homes require an inspection before people can live in it.

It is what typically all reactors get stuck on for years - or often decades.

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by nelsondev »

> The eight 345 MW advanced sodium cooled reactors would provide Meta with up to 2.8 GW of carbon-free, baseload energy. Each reactor comes with the Natrium technology’s innovative built-in energy storage system providing the capacity to boost total output to 4 GW of power.

For energy storage, is it storing the hot water, or using batteries to store generated electricity?

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by btbuildem »

kamranjon wrote: post #16

Does anyone understand how Meta is able to spend so much money on AI with basically no AI product to speak of? Especially after sinking billions of dollars into a failed VR product? I just don't really understand why they are investing in data centers, I don't know of any actual product they offer that anyone is seriously considering using in the space.

Internal use to watch everything and control everything

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by bronson »

nine_k wrote: post #21
capnrefsmmat wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From your link, > TerraPower must still complete construction, submit an operating license application, and satisfy all applicable safety and regulatory requirements before loading fuel and beginning operations.

Basically the built plant must pass a rigorous inspection before starting operations. But for that the plant needs to be built!

And built well, which has been a source of big delays in the past.

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by tyre »

kamranjon wrote: post #16

Does anyone understand how Meta is able to spend so much money on AI with basically no AI product to speak of? Especially after sinking billions of dollars into a failed VR product? I just don't really understand why they are investing in data centers, I don't know of any actual product they offer that anyone is seriously considering using in the space.

Imagine buying ad space on their platforms, but instead of writing copy and providing images, you simply give it your website.

Then they generate unique copy and images for each user (or hyper-targeted bucket of users), tailored to what would make them click. All continuously A/B tested.

Re: TerraPower in deal with Meta for eight Natrium 345 MW nuclear plants

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Post by p2detar »

petcat wrote: post #29
bflesch wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems Europe is living rent free in your head, maybe you should talk to a shrink.

I think that person is in the EU and certainly not living rent free! But it is a very real concern that there seems to be a total lack of technology investment and innovation across Europe.

> that there seems to be a total lack of technology investment and innovation across Europe

I wouldn’t be concerned, because this is obviously false.

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