Moghrey Mie Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 8:52 PM, Bombay Bad Boy said: Remind me again how much our power station cost https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/jun/30/11 £315 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Name Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 8:00 PM, Roxanne said: What? The last one I bought on eBay cost me £12! Thanks for the head’s up! my old bulb went pop recently so I replaced it with a halogen bulb, same shape, wattage etc, seems to work just fine. definitely gets warm enough to get the wax flowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubbiali Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/21/2023 at 4:57 PM, Omobono said: would someone please tell me what town or village of 80;000 odd people in the UK self sufficient in energy ,? we have become delusional l , we need a mix of generation with the ability to import from the UK especially from the wind generated electricity in the Irish sea , take a lesson from jersey ! and stop thinking we are world leaders in tackling global warming ,were already a back water lets not become a barren and empty land and financially bankrupt , because without some common sense thats the way we are heading , but, but we are world leaders in almost everything. Never forget how well to the fore we are in the space race. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Now enter Martyn Perkins as Radioactive Man https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/isle-of-man-should-investigate-small-modular-nuclear-reactors/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Now enter Martyn Perkins as Radioactive Man https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/isle-of-man-should-investigate-small-modular-nuclear-reactors/ As long as he says investigate and not “implement “ he has a point. Orher places have decided to use them so why not look in to it? It does seem that the people making the decisions here have been brainwashed by solar and wind. If they can show they looked into other options like small nuclear (and Crogga) and can actually show a reason not to consider them then fair enough. I didn’t rate Perkins as an MHK but this at least deserves a proper response. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Now enter Martyn Perkins as Radioactive Man https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/isle-of-man-should-investigate-small-modular-nuclear-reactors/ Let’s face it, should the island ever go down the small nuclear power route, where will it be located? Peel? Ramsey? Maughold? It will be installed in Pully Power Station! If that’s the case, do you think Sarah Maltby MHK Douglas South and Daddy Cretney will be happy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 I've thought for a while now there is a real opportunity for the Island with hosting a SMR. You need a space of about four football pitches, so probably the Northern plain would be best. Massive (in IOM terms) infrastructure project, staff, increase in police for guarding all equals jobs. It could literally be free energy too, with the excess piped off to the UK. That would provide a massive advantage to business, potentially attracting more energy hungry companies, and substantially reduce the cost of living. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Let's be realistic here, a SMR is completely beyond IOMG financial capacity and operational capability. Don't need to spend any money on a consultant or expert to confirm that. It's obvious. IOMG haven't even got regulations in place to drill a gas well, never mind regulations for nuclear fisson reactions!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Martyn Perkins wasn't exactly nuclear-powered in his Chairmanship of the OFT either... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 45 minutes ago, b4mbi said: Let's be realistic here, a SMR is completely beyond IOMG financial capacity and operational capability. Don't need to spend any money on a consultant or expert to confirm that. It's obvious. IOMG haven't even got regulations in place to drill a gas well, never mind regulations for nuclear fisson reactions!! Well a few consultants & government workers well placed for a promotion may get a Porsche out of it, but yes I agree the reality of a SMR being delivered is close to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Surely even a small nuclear reactor is far more power than we could ever use and would cost a large fortune. We'd have to sell the surplus on to the UK or Ireland, presuming they were buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqueak Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Derek Flint said: I've thought for a while now there is a real opportunity for the Island with hosting a SMR. You need a space of about four football pitches, so probably the Northern plain would be best. Massive (in IOM terms) infrastructure project, staff, increase in police for guarding all equals jobs. It could literally be free energy too, with the excess piped off to the UK. That would provide a massive advantage to business, potentially attracting more energy hungry companies, and substantially reduce the cost of living. they said that about north sea gas decades ago, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Shake me up Judy said: Surely even a small nuclear reactor is far more power than we could ever use and would cost a large fortune. We'd have to sell the surplus on to the UK or Ireland, presuming they were buying. Depends what size you get. You've got small reactors that power satellites, larger ones that power submarines and aircraft carriers and they don't have an excess they need to get rid of. Just scale it appropriately. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, The Phantom said: Depends what size you get. You've got small reactors that power satellites, larger ones that power submarines and aircraft carriers and they don't have an excess they need to get rid of. Just scale it appropriately. we dont do scaling well over here, see meatplant, incinerator and prison for details 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwebs Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 A new power plant powered by methane could be sited on Bucks Road. There is an abundance of methane gas there which currently does not seem to do anything useful. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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