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heater
home nuclear heaters |
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Since natural gas prices have gone up so much, it might be much cheaper for us each to have a small nuclear heater. Sure, it would be heavy, with the lead shielding and all, but consider how much heat such a thing might put out, and the cost might be pretty reasonable too.
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This isn't much of an invention but it is halfbaked as would be the residents. |
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This general idea has been posted here a few times usually suggesting pebble bed reactors which are likely the most realistic reactor in terms of size and manageability. |
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Finally, a title that reflects the idea in a specific way is much more helpful to readers. The title "heater" isn't very useful to anyone browsing ideas. |
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Is there any reason communities close to nuclear power stations couldn't be heated by the plant's waste heat via piped coolant water? For safety, there could be a triple redundant, monitored heat exchange system (three discrete systems, in series, exchanging heat before the final one leaves the plant and is pumped around town) |
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First, you have to persuade people to live fairly close to the plant. |
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Pay a little extra for the natural gas or
risk radiation poisoning. Decisions,
decisions. |
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