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by KimChin
Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:44 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Approval of Reactor Design Clears Path for New Plants
Replies: 1
Views: 6367

Re: Approval of Reactor Design Clears Path for New Plants

Not so sure, Hellen22 That might have been the case a year or so ago, but since the accident at Fukushima, I sense that many supporters of the nuclear industry are having second thoughts. Look at what happened in FL today, where the same lawmaker that was pushing for nuclear, now introduces a bill t...
by KimChin
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:20 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Low Radiation May Not Be as Harmful
Replies: 3
Views: 9333

Re: Low Radiation May Not Be as Harmful

MikeTil wrote:Does anyone have the link to the actual report/paper of this new work?
MikeTil, here it is. Enjoy :-)
by KimChin
Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:18 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Risk perception and energy infrastructure
Replies: 4
Views: 11055

Risk perception and energy infrastructure

Real interesting collection of reports to the Science & Technology Committee on Risk perception and energy infrastructure (PDF at the bottom of the message). Reports contributed by: 00 - Department of Energy & Climate Change 01 - PCAH (Parents Concerned About Hinkley) 02 - National Physical ...
by KimChin
Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:46 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Are SMRs the way of the future?
Replies: 2
Views: 7612

Re: Are SMRs the way of the future?

I think SMRs are definitely the way of the future. Sure, the economies of scale may not come into play, but the flexibility of building smaller units (as needed) closer to major distribution network nodes, more than makes up for any economic disadvantage. In addition to that, they are much easier to...
by KimChin
Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:38 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Any involvement with Fukushima?
Replies: 7
Views: 14323

Re: Any involvement with Fukushima?

Actually, I don't think anything is going critical in those vessels. Of course nobody can say for sure, until they somehow take a look, but I believe the radioisotopes being reported are simply products of spontaneous fission, and not of some mass going critical. I Don't have any details as to the m...
by KimChin
Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:51 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Any involvement with Fukushima?
Replies: 7
Views: 14323

Re: Any involvement with Fukushima?

If all you are looking for is sources of information, other than TEPCO, I can give you some links... Japan Atomic Industrial Forum - http://www.jaif.or.jp/english/ Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency - http://www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html Nuclear Energy Institute - http://nei.org/ I am sur...
by KimChin
Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Any involvement with Fukushima?
Replies: 7
Views: 14323

Re: Any involvement with Fukushima?

Harrison, I don't know if TRIUS is involved and I am NOT involved in any official capacity, but I have been following it very closely, since the day it occurred. And, I don't know if you had any questions about it, or if I could answer them, but if you post them here, I'd be willing to give it a sho...
by KimChin
Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:33 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Any shielding software?
Replies: 9
Views: 18598

Re: Any shielding software?

I don't know that they have any such program or not, but why can't you get one from RSIC or some other government lab? I believe you can get them for free and they range in complexity and capabilities from the very simple to the real sophisticated. For example, since you are looking for gamma trans...
by KimChin
Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:57 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Alternative/Green Energy
Replies: 8
Views: 15768

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

I know what it means, I was being coy because a lot of people and companies use the term lightly, simply to make themselves sound important and "cool". I guess the levity was lost in the translation :-( I understand, Johannes. However, I still haven't gotten an answer to my original quest...
by KimChin
Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:55 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Energy Technology
Replies: 15
Views: 36648

Re: Energy Technology

Pleonat, unfortunately, I don't, but I'm sure you'll find more links if you google the appropriate keywords. We *all* have the same access to that ;-)
by KimChin
Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:07 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: What development language?
Replies: 13
Views: 30196

Re: What development language?

I don't think one has to spend the tons of money that MATLABS wants. Why? 99% of what it can do can be done by scilab which was developed in France and it is TOTALLY free. Download a copy and give it a try, you'll be surprised. And, this also is very appropriate, i.e., having this conversation in t...
by KimChin
Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:03 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: What development language?
Replies: 13
Views: 30196

Re: What development language?

@BillRotando: I don't think Algol is dead, but I guess it all depends on what you call dead. It definitely is not a language that is predominantly used, but I am sure there are people using it. For a complete list of languages and some info as to their status, you may take a quick look at the link I...
by KimChin
Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:33 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: What development language?
Replies: 13
Views: 30196

Re: What development language?

I know that in the old days, engineers used to use Fortran and Basic, 99% of the time, specially for developing complicated scientific program (I think Cobol was for business, but I am not sure). In any case, what is the preferred language nowdays? As I recall, 10+ years ago, everyone was raving ab...
by KimChin
Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Any shielding software?
Replies: 9
Views: 18598

Re: Any shielding software?

I guess you are right. I never dealt with that part of the process. When we needed a code, I just filled out the paperwork and gave it to our IT department, and then the code appeared, like magic ;-) Seriously, though, because I was never involved in the process, I always thought that since all thes...
by KimChin
Sun Oct 23, 2011 2:41 am
Forum: Technology, Energy, Safety, Risk, Radiation, Shielding,...
Topic: Energy Technology
Replies: 15
Views: 36648

Re: Energy Technology

Since I was searching on line, I got carried away... :-) I found a couple of other links to older nuclear work they have done. I'm sure there is more, but I've spent enough time on this. Here are the additional links: Proceedings of the CSNI Specialist Meeting on Nuclear Aerosols in Reactor Safety K...