Recent content by Schr0d1ng3r

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    Why Aren't Nuclear Power Plants Built Underground?

    There are some current designs which feature underground containment. B&W's mPower SMR, for example: http://www.babcock.com/products/modular_nuclear/
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    What is the difference between Nuclear Fission and Fusion?

    Fission is when a heavy nucleus (such as U-235) splits into smaller nuclei. Fusion is when lighter nuclei (such as deuterium and tritium) combine to make a larger nucleus.
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    Roadblocks to burning Solid Thorium Fuel

    Yes, I know. Poor communication on my part though, I suppose. It just reminded me, that's all. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the operating CANDU fleet all use natural uranium? I was under the impression that only the ACR-1000 is designed to use SEU, and that project is on hiatus since...
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    Roadblocks to burning Solid Thorium Fuel

    Ah, I was going to mention CANDUs after you brought up the fissile/fertile issue. You beat me to it.
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    What Is the New Name of the US Nuclear Research Institute?

    Well, I'm not from the US, so correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't places like Los Alamos, BNL, etc, all nuclear research institutes? Here in the GWN, we have Chalk River and Whiteshell - the latter of which is now being decommissioned.
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    Do 2 Kilowatt Nuclear Reactor Still Exist

    Well, the research reactor at my school is rated at 5MW(t), and the reactor facility takes up MUCH less than half a block. I know there are SLOWPOKE reactors that run around 20kW(t), so there's no reason that I can see preventing one from making a 2kW(e) nuclear power station in half a block or...
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    Physics Question about Medical Physics in Canada

    Off the top of my head, some other undergrad programs of interest would be MedRad, MedPhys, BiomedEng, EngPhys.
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    Schools Nuclear Engineering with bad high school grades?

    Well, I know that here in Canada, universities only look at 6 of your final year courses, and there's no SAT-style test, so maybe try applying to some Canadian schools, at least as a backup. McMaster and Ecole Polytechnique (the latter being only if you're fluent in French, I think, but perhaps...
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    Well, when you think about it, it's probably going to be about as useful to him as taking a history course or something. Neither one is really necessary towards what he's studying (nuclear engineering, if I recall correctly). The reason engineers take these courses is for breadth, and I suppose...
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    My guess would be that he has listed a full year, rather than just one semester. What shocked me was "basketball".
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    Thanks, you too!
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    Oh, excellent! Please forgive my Canadianisms...
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    UT being Toronto, or one of the others with that acronym?
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    Yep. Why, you too?
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    Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

    Applications of Quantum Mechanics Thermal Systems Design Intro to Energy Systems Electronics Mathematical Physics Aquisition and Analysis of Experimental Information