Small modular reactors (SMRs) are a new generation of nuclear power reactors which generate three hundred megawatts or less. They are being sold as a cheaper and safer alternative to the current big power reactors. They will be build in factories and transported to the site where they will generate energy. The advantage of factory production is supposed to be quality control.
Most of my blog posts are about nuclear reactors, nuclear waste and nuclear weapons. However, radioisotopes are used for a wide range of medical and industrial purposes. Today, I am going to blog about the use of radioisotopes for forensic analysis.
I have blogged in the past about the aggressive Russian program to sell Russian nuclear power reactors to other nations. I am concerned that Russia will use those construction contracts to exert political influence. Others share my concerns.
Poland could import excess nuclear power from Ukraine. Theenergycollective.com
Part 2 of 2 parts. (Please read Part 1 first.)
Part 1 of 2 parts.
The nuclear triad consists of three different delivery systems for nuclear warheads. There are bombers, submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The US is embarking on a decade long upgrading of our nuclear arsenal. Some critics believe that the time has come to retire ICBMs.
