A groundbreaking Scripps voyage led by students helps define a rising environmental threat Series: Scripps Profiles [7/2010] [Science] [Show ID: 19519]
@nly8nchz No one is holding back fusion. Its just one of those thigns that is always 40 years away.
Oh, and water is what was always used to cool down reactors, the sodium collant is the new one and is meltdown proof.
When the liquid sodium heats up too much the space between the molecules gets larger and allows more neutrons to escape, and thus brings down the reaction. It really is quite safe, but people do not like that you must enrich the uraniukm to near weapons grade levels. 5% is normal.
@nly8nchz Fussion would be nice if we could get it to put out more energy than it takes to start teh fussion reaction, but we just are not there yet. Fission is great and it is too bad it is so missunderstood.
They have already perfected a meltdown proof reactor using liquid soium as a coolant, but it takes 60% enrichment, which is getting closer to weapons grade.
Even the waste is often missunderstood, and most people do not realise that nuclear reactors is also a source of medical isotopes.
@nly8nchz Its pointless to just make another fuel like that though. it still pollutes the air.
Nuclear energy is the best thing for the environment, that and start making everything electrical. Nuclear is the cleanest and most abundent energy source. Well, maybe geothermal can compete, but nuclear is th best source.
Remember the middle of the ocean is like a desert of life, maybe a trash island might be an oasis to wildlife like natural floating vegetable rafts do, just uglier. It would be interesting if some microorganisms develop a way to decompose the plastic. It would make a new energy source in that desert.
so there's a voyage led by students? amazing! interesting!
vercorb 4 months ago
@nly8nchz No one is holding back fusion. Its just one of those thigns that is always 40 years away.
Oh, and water is what was always used to cool down reactors, the sodium collant is the new one and is meltdown proof.
When the liquid sodium heats up too much the space between the molecules gets larger and allows more neutrons to escape, and thus brings down the reaction. It really is quite safe, but people do not like that you must enrich the uraniukm to near weapons grade levels. 5% is normal.
Silentsam7532 1 year ago
@nly8nchz Fussion would be nice if we could get it to put out more energy than it takes to start teh fussion reaction, but we just are not there yet. Fission is great and it is too bad it is so missunderstood.
They have already perfected a meltdown proof reactor using liquid soium as a coolant, but it takes 60% enrichment, which is getting closer to weapons grade.
Even the waste is often missunderstood, and most people do not realise that nuclear reactors is also a source of medical isotopes.
Silentsam7532 1 year ago
@nly8nchz Its pointless to just make another fuel like that though. it still pollutes the air.
Nuclear energy is the best thing for the environment, that and start making everything electrical. Nuclear is the cleanest and most abundent energy source. Well, maybe geothermal can compete, but nuclear is th best source.
Silentsam7532 1 year ago
@nly8nchz Its not that simple.
Silentsam7532 1 year ago
@cleogtw This is not just about looking at the rubbish. This is about figuring the effect of plastic to the ecosystem.
raven1234 1 year ago
this is an important video because this is an understudied feature
moneyman10k 1 year ago
"scientist" (a losely used term) what do you do with those used "rubbers" on this love boat cruise?
ad2181 1 year ago
@cleogtw
Because they're scientists, not garbage men.
Sargeras0000 1 year ago
Remember the middle of the ocean is like a desert of life, maybe a trash island might be an oasis to wildlife like natural floating vegetable rafts do, just uglier. It would be interesting if some microorganisms develop a way to decompose the plastic. It would make a new energy source in that desert.
Also, Meg Rippy is hot.
metalorg 1 year ago 2