China's Yanlong: a small nuclear reactor strictly for district heating

Re:China's Yanlong: a small nuclear reactor strictly for dis... by Retric on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @01:09PM (#15972124)

Implementation can make a huge difference, people do install these systems in Alasca and then supplement for a few weeks in the middle of winter which is still a huge fuel savings and cost reduction.

But, if your going to base this on a central location then sizing the system and maintain the desired temperature output is simplified.

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Re:China's Yanlong: a small nuclear reactor strictly for dis... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @01:45PM (#15972488)

There isn’t much space for solar panels, so sizing is intrinsically constrained. Also, these are 32 story towers with approximately 130 units...it’s not rocket science why it doesn’t work out.

They were definitely not supplementing enough.

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Re:China's Yanlong: a small nuclear reactor strictly for dis... by Retric on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @02:36PM (#15972947)

Ouch, with 32 stories roof space is not good by to be nearly enough. But, if you're going off site you no longer space constrained.

Which is why I say implementation is so important. 90% reduction in fuel used and lower costs is IMO a better trade off than nuclear which is only useful ~9 months out of the year and has high ongoing costs.

Russia on the other hand is even further north and could probably see more value from such a system.

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