The China Syndrome

[DRM]

Should we allow the Chinese to invest in our nuclear power stations?

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/china-threatens-theresa-may-hinkley-point-delay/

 

[sooey]

Tell them to fck off. ​

 

[Nozzle]

Hinckley is in Leicestershire,

The excitement isn't really about Hinkley though, it's about the other part of the deal, which is to build their own place in Bradwell, Essex

Nozzle

 

[Ihavenojob]

The issue I heard was the Chinese would be able to remotely turn the reactor off if they wanted.

 

[DRM]

The issue I heard was the Chinese would be able to remotely turn the reactor off if they wanted.

If they can get so easily annoyed over a slight further delay, what could they do if we really p**sed them off when it’s generating?

 

[Nozzle]

The issue I heard was the Chinese would be able to remotely turn the reactor off if they wanted.

A reactor can't just be turned off, you should challenge your source.

Nozzle

 

[noseall]

you should challenge your source.

 

[Brigade77]

The issue I heard was the Chinese would be able to remotely turn the reactor off if they wanted.

A reactor can't just be turned off, you should challenge your source.

Nozzle

As you should challenge yours !

The problems only arise if/when you can't turn 'em off.

 

[woodbine]

Hmm. Not sure I would really like a nuclear reactor with 'Made In China' stamped on it. Usually signifies that it's low quality, made with slave labour and leaves you regretting your foolishness in buying it. I suppose that it's just Chinese money, and the Frogs will be doing the difficult bits.

To think we once lead the field in nuclear design and development. Still, I suppose the priority now is spraying billions in guilt money around the world in so called foreign aid. Much better to use the money paying our own people to design and build our own power generation infrastructure. Shame that we're going down as a country.

 

[Brigade77]

Shame that we're going down as a country.

You don't think we've hit rock bottom yet then?

 

[Nozzle]

A reactor can't just be turned off, it's that simple. It's not a motor, or a boiler or a lamp. The issue is decay heat. A reactor can't just be turned off, whether from Bejing or the control room.

Nozzle

 

[noseall]

You don't think we've hit rock bottom yet then?

We've only just announced we are leaving the EU and are perilously close to burning bridges with a global financial superpower. Long way down to go yet.

 

[Brigade77]

A reactor can't just be turned off, it's that simple. It's not a motor, or a boiler or a lamp. The issue is decay heat. A reactor can't just be turned off, whether from Bejing or the control room.

Nozzle

Yes it can. Off you go & Google nuclear physics.

I will grant you that it's not a simple bang on, bang off switch, but very little else is these days.

The nuclear reaction itself is VERY controllable. Problems (& they are BIG problems) only arise when that controllability is lost.

You do understand that electricity is not generated from the nuclear reaction itself don't you, I mean . . . you do understand the very basics at least, don't you?

 

[Nozzle]

Haha, go on you'd better provide some links for me. Make sure they include prompt drop, mean neutron life time, and why no matter how much shut-down margin is inserted there is still fission occuring in the core. Come back to me when you think you know what you're talking about and we can have more banter.

Nozzle

 

[Brigade77]

You don't think we've hit rock bottom yet then?

We've only just announced we are leaving the EU and are perilously close to burning bridges with a global financial superpower. Long way down to go yet.

We need the Chinese a lot less than we need Europe.

The Chinese economy only thrives because of the exploitation of its workforce & they're starting to wake up to the fact that they cannot afford to buy the actual products that they make.

The **** will hit the fan there in less than a decade.

China has a decade to gain world dominance or crash, burn & die in the apocalypse of it's own demise.

The five families of the worlds banking system created the spark that lit the Chinese economy, I doubt that they did this without the means to put out the fire.