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Given the recent attitude change toward nuclear in the U.S. State of California, some are chatting about the original proposal of “FIVE” reactors at Diablo Canyon. Diablo Canyon is definitely suited for a twin AP-1000 units. However, when I was in CA studying nuclear engineering, my professor did mention a proposed plant in the 1970s: the Sundesert Plant. As far as I know of, San Diego Gas and Electric went as far as submitting an environmental impact assessment to the NRC, but the proposal ultimately sank due to then Gov. Jerry Brown’s opposition in the late 1970s. However, first thing first, CA should first overturn that moratorium on nuclear construction. The U.S. right now has an ample number of experienced contractors from Vogtle’s completion. The advantage is there, but the state must decide whether to utilise it or not.

Can anyone talk about their experience working with ENERCON Services? Would you recommend working here in their Engineering department? Why or why not?

I’m all for nuclear power, and I was just thinking what if a hurricane the level of Milton (or worse) were to land where a nuclear plant is? What are the protocols to keep it safe? Can the employees evacuate or do they have to stay there? Thanks!

I must say that I support the use of nuclear energy, and to a certain degree I support new-builds. However, in the case of Tsuruga unit. 2, I must suggest the Japanese Gov. to immediately send this unit into decommissioning. Back in 2015, Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority had already been warned by an independent group of geologists that not only the Urazoko Fault is active but the faults running beneath both unit(D1 & D5). 1 & 2 are active, as the image above shows.

Operator disputes this finding, so they launched their own studies. What happened?the application to restart unit. 2 was suspended TWICE (2020 & 2022) due to uninformed rewrite of the data by the operator, and back in Aug. 2024 the NRA officially rejected the application due to the operator’s inability to disprove that finding back in 2015. Now, the operator is still trying to reapply the application to restart the unit.

The Japanese Gov. and the NRA should immediately revoke the license of Tsuruga unit. 2 and send it into decommission phase.

With (hopefully) an increase in nuclear job openings, are there any nuclear specific job sites I should be following?

I know nukeworker and roadtechs. Of course there are loads of general job sites, and lots of individual companies, but other there other good places specifically for nuclear job listings?

I was wondering what would be the effects of using HEU at 93-97% in a PWR or CANDU, instead of the usual 0.7-5% Uranium. From what I know, HEU is used in reactors that need to sustain quick changes in power demands (ex. ships) and have a long time between refueling (30-40 yrs). What would be the effect of using HEU in commercial reactors such as PWRs and CANDUs?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq64q0gqz37o.amp

Sounds like NIMBYsm in action here. First they say "decimate" but then the amount dead fishes over one year will be what are fished by boats in a day.

And the inhabitants of the surrounding area seems to be against all solutions.

Either the EDF is dumb, or this is classic anti nuclear propaganda by BBC

Apart from producing electricity, I know nuclear energy can be used to produce steam like in China and provide heat for distric heating, it's a great plus when compared to other clean electricity sources. But just how much can nuclear help decarbonize sectors such as the cement, steel or aluminium industry which require enormous amounts of heat? Is it viable or is electrification + green hydrogen the only solution?

Hi,

Does anyone have great resources (preferably books but also youtube channels, etc.) to deepen my understanding of the technical and historic aspects of civillian nuclear technology, especially electricity generation?

Example: Elon Musk mentioned that when he started SpaceX, the book Ignition by John Drury Clark was helpful. What would be the corresponding book for nuclear powerplants?

I could use some help with a radiolysis calculation: If you have 1*10^19 gamma rays/m^2/sec and the gamma rays are 1.25 MeV, how many electrons/sec could you generate in 1 m^3 of water? Is there any way to calculate this without doing a monte carlo simulation? The gamma source would be external to the body of water. Any help is greatly appreciated!

If I am interviewing with several companies for an NLO position, should I mention that to the hiring manager or should I be keeping that information to myself?

My thought process is I should share that information to make myself look more desirable, but I would like to hear everyone’s thoughts!

Thank you in advance! 😄