Kamala! Fuck Yeah!

[randylahey]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

[KUTradition]

so, just outright trolling with absurdities now?

lol

[jhawks99]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

[Back2Lawrence]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

Maybe if it was crack cocaine???

[randylahey]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

Stupid fucking liberals. How come you never played the race card when people joked for months about it being hunters??

If you want to be racist, at least do it right

[randylahey]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

Maybe if it was crack cocaine???

Lol this guy.

[jfish26]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

Stupid fucking liberals. How come you never played the race card when people joked for months about it being hunters??

If you want to be racist, at least do it right

Take out the cartridge, blow on it and try this again. You’re glitching.

[Back2Lawrence]

Take out the cartridge, put blow on it and try this again. You’re glitching.

You mean like Cocaine blow?

[Overlander]

So was it kamalas cocaine they found at the white house? Lol

Cuz she's black it must be hers, right?

Stupid fucking liberals.

If you want to be racist, at least do it right

Edited to make sense

[Shirley]

Thanks, Kamala and Joe!

Reuters

Biden adviser says administration working on restarting shuttered nuclear plants:

The Biden administration is working on bringing decommissioned nuclear plants back online to help the country satisfy surging demand for emissions-free power, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi reportedly said Monday.

Speaking at the Reuters Sustainability USA 2024 conference in New York, Zaidi was quoted as saying by the news agency that the administration is “working on it in a very concrete way” when asked if other shuttered plants could be recommissioned.

According to Reuters, he declined to name the plants or disclose further details about the drive.

Zaidi reportedly said restarting dormant plans was part of a three-prong strategy of the administration to bring back more nuclear power to fight climate change and bolster output. He added the other prongs include developing small nuclear reactors ((SMRs)) for some applications and the ongoing development of next generation, advanced reactors.

The US Navy has requested information on building SMRs on some bases, Zaidi was quoted as telling the conference. "SMR is a technology that is not a decades-away play. It's one that companies in the United States are looking to deploy in this decade," he reportedly said.

[zsn]

Yay! But why is “Small Nuclear Reactors” SMR? Are they small muclear reactors?

[randylahey]

[defixione]

I would be willing to bet that at least 81 million people know who Kamala Harris is.

[KUTradition]

goddamn he’s obsessed

she’s the nominee, no matter how much he stomps his feet

get over it

[japhy]

Muthafuckin engineers, savin the god damn planet, again and again.

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are disrupting conventional notions surrounding nuclear power. Smaller, more compact, and producing minimal emissions, this innovative alternative to traditional nuclear power is receiving more public and private sector attention as governments across the world scramble to meet global energy needs reliably and responsibly. According to a report released last year by market research firm Valuates, the global market for SMRs is expected to surge a record 15.8% year-over-year to hit $18.8 billion by 2030. That is up from just $3.5 billion in 2020. While the SMR market is full of many innovative companies, here are five small modular reactor companies to look out for in 2023.

NuScale

NuScale is developing SMRs in the U.S. and overseas
This advanced nuclear reactor company–which went public in 2022– is leading a number of large-scale projects across Central and Eastern Europe. NuScale is particularly active in Poland, where it will build its flagship VOYGR SMR power plant with up to 924 MWe of electricity as early as 2029. A newcomer in the nuclear technology market, Poland chose Portland, Oregon–based NuScale to develop and construct the country’s first small modular reactor. The historic agreement comes on the heels of an ambitious multi-nation decarbonization plan signed in Glasgow last November by 28 new members of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). The eastern European nation generated about 70% of its electricity from coal in 2020, according to a 2021 report from Forum Energii.

TerraPower

Nuclear innovation company TerraPower was founded in 2008 by Bill Gates and other private sector leaders. The company is now recognized as an international leader in the SMR space, having secured a whopping $80 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in 2020 to support the development of its next-generation Natrium nuclear reactor. In 2021, TerraPower selected Kemmerer, Wyoming as the preferred site for its advanced nuclear reactor demonstration plant. The Natrium reactor is one of just two competitively-selected advanced reactor demonstration projects (ARDP) supported by the Department of Energy.

Westinghouse Electric Company

Leading SMR company Westinghouse Electric propelled to the forefront of the nuclear technology industry with its transportable eVinci™ micro reactor. More of a nuclear battery than a traditional nuclear reactor, the high-temperature heat pipe reactor can generate 5 MW of electricity and up to 13 MW of heat from its 15 MW solid thermal core.

The mobile nuclear power plant derives its power from its advanced heat pipe technology and unique core design. The self-regulating heat pipes enable passive heat transfer, allowing for autonomous operation and inherent load following. The reactor core is designed to operate for eight or more years in full power mode prior to refueling, according to Westinghouse.

The eVinci micro reactor can be fully factory built, fueled, and assembled. A plug-and-play interface allows for rapid onsite installation in less than 30 days. eVinci can operate on or off the grid in all weather conditions and temperatures. The deployable energy generator is ideal for industrial applications and district heating, the company claims.

BWXT Advanced Technologies

SMR developer BWXT Technologies will build the first advanced nuclear microreactor in the United States. The nuclear solutions firm was selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Capabilities Office to manufacture a full-scale mobile microreactor prototype to be delivered for testing to the Idaho National Laboratory in 2024. The microreactor will be built under a $300 million-valued cost-type contract, according to a company press release issued this summer.

“We are on a mission to design, build and test new nuclear technology to protect the environment while providing power, and we are thrilled with this competitively bid award after years of hard work by our design and engineering team,” said BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC President Joe Miller in June following the announcement. “The entire nuclear industry recognizes that advanced reactors are an important step forward to support growing power needs and significant carbon reduction imperatives.”

Kairos Power

SMR maker Kairos Power is betting on high-temperature molten salt reactors to provide competitive, reliable, and responsible nuclear energy. The company touts its fluoride salt-cooled high temperature reactors (KP-FHR) as an affordable and long-term alternative to conventional sources of energy like natural gas, the country’s primary fuel of choice–according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The KP-FHR is a novel SMR technology with a near-zero carbon footprint and minimal water consumption featuring an accident-resistant design and dispatchable reactor. As U.S. natural gas use declines in the next decade or so, Kairos is poised to meet U.S. electricity demand with its innovative high-purity fluoride salt-powered technology. The company is aiming to complete an initial demonstration of its advanced nuclear reactor design by no later than 2030, according to Kairos Power co-founder and CEO Mike Laufer.

SMRs offer governments across the world a chance to reduce emissions and provide reliable power to consumers. Thanks to innovators like those listed above, SMRs are quickly getting ready to be deployed at a global scale.

Kamala wants to help the rubes move forward, into a bright new future.

If only the brohams could get over the smell of the uppity.

[jfish26]

It’s amazing that you haven’t figured out what an own-goal this line of thinking is, every single time you post leaning into it.

There is also more than a minor undercurrent of every accusation is a confession here, which certainly isn’t diminished by what we’re learning and seeing about the dynamics among Trump, Vance, Musk and Thiel.

[randylahey]

The machine finanically backing the current democratic platform found a way to rig their primary, and appoint a candidate of their choosing. They did it right in front of your eyes. They didn't allow their own voters a chance for a fair vote to elect a candidate of their choice.

They did it in front of the whole world, and some democrat voters are too stupid and too obedient to even acknowledge it. And they wonder why people don't trust elections anymore

[jfish26]

The machine finanically backing the current democratic platform found a way to rig their primary, and appoint a candidate of their choosing. They did it right in front of your eyes. They didn't allow their own voters a chance for a fair vote to elect a candidate of their choice.

They did it in front of the whole world, and some democrat voters are too stupid and too obedient to even acknowledge it. And they wonder why people don't trust elections anymore

Once again, among MANY other worthwhile responses, I will simply say that I will not be taking lectures on disenfranchisement from someone who supports a candidate that ACTUALLY sought to disenfranchise 81+ million Americans.

[MICHHAWK]

it is shady for sure. but. what else would you expect.

the shady lady is a sanfrancisco radical. this is "literally" right out of the playbook.