That's how I like to think of it, but the guest here says there's a bunch of problems with that analogy.

@@jeffbenton6183 That's because he is referring to low-temperature/high-pressure water reactors.

Just kidding Detroit, we all love you. Go Lions!

Which power plants are being built in the US? Does the NRC know about them?

@@chapter4travels I was just saying that there needs to be new plants being built same as new subs being added to the channel

Why if we are just replacing existing generation (coal) with nuclear. New demand gets new distribution which is paid for by the new demand, just like it always has. There is nothing new here.

@@chapter4travels because EVs are a big part of the world's future, then the combination of huge electricity storage and renewable electricity from rooftop solar PV means that the grid is only needed as a backup infrastructure. Electricity is dirt cheap. Grid infrastructure is extremely expensive. Today's grid electricity is a necessary part of a much bigger energy mix. The grid makes bulk central generation expensive at the customer's location. So the nuclear electricity industry has 3 major problems. 1. The grid between central generation and the customers. It is extremely expensive. A little was perfect. 2. 80% of the world's population is in dictatorships. Defence Budgets will explode if nuclear industries are in every country. And no CO2 emissions worldwide. 3. Electricity energy storage technology and rooftop solar PV renewable electricity on the customers roof does not need more grid capacity construction. This one feature is an extremely important saving. A huge saving. Even nuclear promoters talk about grid costs. Nuclear promoters talk about no CO2 emissions AND grid costs for distant renewables. They talk about UNLIMITED clean electricity and GRID LIMITED distant renewables. And ELECTRIC VEHICLES with electric storage.

If and when we get to MSRs with temperatures so high that vast amounts of cooling water are not required to maximize turbine efficiencies, such plants could be built anywhere. The entire concept of long distance transmission of power from favorable cooling water sources or fossil fuel supplies would be eliminated. Power flows on existing bulk transmission could be minimized, reversed or their rights of way simply used for local services of any type, including short radial outward power delivery from local fail safe nuclear plants to local loads. The whole concept of needing a national grid would be eliminated by nearby backup plants that, over time, could also supply process heat to all local industries w/o need to generate electricity or carry it on "the grid".

@@chapter4travels @chapter4travels because EVs are a big part of the world's future, then the combination of huge electricity storage and renewable electricity from rooftop solar PV means that the grid is only needed as a backup infrastructure. Electricity is dirt cheap. Grid infrastructure is extremely expensive. Today's grid electricity is a necessary part of a much bigger energy mix. The grid makes bulk central generation expensive at the customer's location. So the nuclear electricity industry has 3 major problems. 1. The grid between central generation and the customers. It is extremely expensive. A little was perfect. 2. 80% of the world's population is in dictatorships. Defence Budgets will explode if nuclear industries are in every country. And no CO2 emissions worldwide. 3. Electricity energy storage technology and rooftop solar PV renewable electricity on the customers roof does not need more grid capacity construction. This one feature is an extremely important saving. A huge saving. Even nuclear promoters talk about grid costs. Nuclear promoters talk about no CO2 emissions AND grid costs for distant renewables. They talk about UNLIMITED clean electricity and GRID LIMITED distant renewables. And ELECTRIC VEHICLES with electric storage.

@@robertmeredith3940 because EVs are a big part of the world's future, then the combination of huge electricity storage and renewable electricity from rooftop solar PV means that the grid is only needed as a backup infrastructure. Electricity is dirt cheap. Grid infrastructure is extremely expensive. Today's grid electricity is a necessary part of a much bigger energy mix. The grid makes bulk central generation expensive at the customer's location. So the nuclear electricity industry has 3 major problems. 1. The grid between central generation and the customers. It is extremely expensive. A little was perfect. 2. 80% of the world's population is in dictatorships. Defence Budgets will explode if nuclear industries are in every country. And no CO2 emissions worldwide. 3. Electricity energy storage technology and rooftop solar PV renewable electricity on the customers roof does not need more grid capacity construction. This one feature is an extremely important saving. A huge saving. Even nuclear promoters talk about grid costs. Nuclear promoters talk about no CO2 emissions AND grid costs for distant renewables. They talk about UNLIMITED clean electricity and GRID LIMITED distant renewables. And ELECTRIC VEHICLES with electric storage. Operators are expensive, and 3 shifts 24/7/365 in the suburbs because of the intensity of the process will still be very expensive.

With nuclear, you don't need to.

@@chapter4travels no CO2 emissions is the point for going nuclear but so little energy is electricity. Nuclear promoters are confusing reality with fantasy. 15% of all energy used today is electricit energy. So little electricity will be generated unless the grid capacity is expanded.

Dude ya, when Ford started making the F-150s out of Aluminum that was one of the things the body shops all had to learn about, how dangerous it can be if it's powdered up and filled a room it'll go boom boom

A friend of mine visited the ESA launch site in French Guiana. The instructions were indeed very similar. Everyone was told to leave the keys in their car, and if the alarm went off - just get a car, any car and drive away as fast as you can.