tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post116610129900531572..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Fresno Nuclear Energy Group Announces Kickoff PlansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-74848248613962231822007-03-27T03:01:00.000-04:002007-03-27T03:01:00.000-04:00I think it's great that public power Fresno want's...I think it's great that public power Fresno want's to build a nuke.<BR/><BR/>It is true that the EPRs are not yet certified...but they will be and everyone knows it. Plus, given the economy of scale: 1700 MWs per unit, it will make Fresno a top player in the energy needs of the State of California.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, there is the ban. and the ban needs to be overturned. This, then, is the major hurdle.<BR/><BR/>David<BR/>leftatomics.blogspot.comD. Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534202024416062943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1169503533626884042007-01-22T17:05:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:05:00.000-05:00Vern, what do you mean when you say "Fresno also n...Vern, what do you mean when you say "Fresno also needs an oil refinery up there which will work in synergy with a reactor...no power plant needed..!"<BR/><BR/>I am interested in learning moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1166648510788274202006-12-20T16:01:00.000-05:002006-12-20T16:01:00.000-05:00Sir:I failed to mention that I am working with a g...Sir:<BR/>I failed to mention that I am working with a group that can deliver the necessary crude oil up to Fresno for a refinery there.<BR/>From foreigh sources via ULCC.<BR/>Vern CornellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1166647804535532802006-12-20T15:50:00.000-05:002006-12-20T15:50:00.000-05:00Sir:I am for, absolutely for, a nuclear reactor in...Sir:<BR/>I am for, absolutely for, a nuclear reactor in central California. But Fresno also needs an oil refinery up there which will work in synergy with a reactor...no power plant needed..!<BR/>How do I get a hold on John Hutson so I can speak to him to promote this idea?<BR/>Vern Cornell...energy consultantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1166386024948519542006-12-17T15:07:00.000-05:002006-12-17T15:07:00.000-05:00First, I'm glad they're taking an unconventional a...First, I'm glad they're taking an unconventional approach to cooling by using wastewater. There goes the water use argument.<BR/><BR/>However, I disagree with the decision to use EPRs. The EPR is not yet certified, so there is no schedule advantage over using the ACR-700 (even the ACR-1000)--and a proposal for three ACR-1000s instead of two EPRs could present a serious challenge to California's reactor ban, since they can operate on waste from San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. In that case, they could argue for a modification of the statute to allow reactors that operate on materials already in California's waste stockpile, since banning waste-eating reactors based on waste <I>really</I> doesn't make sense. It might also provide an economic advantage, since PG&E/SCE/SDG&E would gladly pay Fresno Nuclear Energy Group to take their waste, resulting in possibly negative (!) fuel costs. It could be an important precedent. But as it stands, it's Sundesert redux.Stewart Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558095937453599908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1166138849917427972006-12-14T18:27:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:27:00.000-05:00Great for Fresno!But those reporters seem like par...Great for Fresno!<BR/><BR/>But those reporters seem like parodies of real reporters, they talk like their audience are children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com