Re:Small nuclear reactors: tiny NuScale reactor gets safety ...
by hinkley on Thursday September 03, 2020 @05:23PM
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I think you're screwed either way.
The odds that a concentrated site has an event are much higher with colocation. But the changes of having an event at multiple locations are higher if they're spread out.
Some things that I believe would matter for colocation would be:
- chance of cascading failures
- economies of scale/safety in numbers (1 large team vs many small)
- plant-to-home efficiency (n fewer reactors due to smaller transmission losses)
The odds that a concentrated site has an event are much higher with colocation. But the changes of having an event at multiple locations are higher if they're spread out.
Some things that I believe would matter for colocation would be:
- chance of cascading failures
- economies of scale/safety in numbers (1 large team vs many small)
- plant-to-home efficiency (n fewer reactors due to smaller transmission losses)