https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/categories/15/tags/2285.rssNew Posts Tagged 'nuclear-power' - Scientific SpeculationScientific Speculation - Codidact2020-04-22T17:15:53Zhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/262545Do chemicals from nuclear reprocessing waste remain radioactive? Are they flammable?Juliahttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/448092020-04-22T16:54:29Z2020-04-22T17:15:53Z<p>I'm writing a story about a town whose residents all work at a nuclear reprocessing site. Some teenagers begin to hang out near a small body of water close to the site that they call "the swamp"...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/259352Could I build a nuclear reactor based on Bernoulli's principle?Stack Tracerhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/376732020-01-14T02:43:57Z2020-02-21T06:14:15Z<p>So I was recently inspired by the answers that I saw on this stack exchange to the following question: <a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/165473/feasibility-of-hg-wells-c...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/259366Good explanation for why aliens can't build nuclear engines?justthisonequestionhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/442692020-01-14T11:14:01Z2020-01-15T21:22:00Z<p>"Aliens used uranium and plutonium to generate energy for thousands of years. However, by the time they got into space exploration, they've used up every last bit of it. That's why they'll have ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/256849SFR Breeders on Small Mars Moon feasibilityChristopher Wojtanhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/442742019-10-17T10:00:59Z2019-10-17T18:57:52Z<p>Need help with a topic for a sci-fi book. Basic premise is 200yr in future, mining facility on small Mars moon of Phobos. Power source we would like is an Sodium Fast Reactor breeder as we think...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/256188Powering a Nanobot Via Nuclear Fission of Its MaterialJames R.https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/441982019-09-21T06:02:38Z2019-09-26T11:18:19Z<p>First let me say that I know almost nothing but the basics about nuclear fission. I know more about nano robotics but I've got no degree in the matter, just a rather in depth curiosity and a lot...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/255898How could a creature derive energy from radioactive elements?Chickenpeep Chickenpeephttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/441652019-09-13T03:16:52Z2019-09-13T17:23:31Z<p>Have a creature that doesn't really need vitamins or minerals, it only requires energy which goes through a energy-matter conversion to build what it needs. Radioactive materials would be great ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/255121What would cause a nuclear power plant to break down after 2000 years, but not sooner?Vincenthttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/398752019-08-14T23:14:33Z2019-08-17T16:48:55Z<p><strong>What would cause a nuclear power plant to break down after 2000 years, but not sooner?</strong></p>
<p>The setting is a society in a dark age. Their ancestors were considerably more ad...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/254014Fusion powered aircraft methodsBradley Knauerhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/439692019-07-01T15:10:17Z2019-07-02T08:31:43Z<p>I am trying to design a single seat fighter capable of achieving (or getting close to) hypersonic velocities at high altitude. In this universe I am assuming compact fusion is a common technolog...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/251848Feasability of miniature nuclear reactors for humanoid cyborgsGeronimohttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/64282019-04-09T14:13:14Z2019-04-11T13:24:57Z<p>The idea is to build a cybernetic body for a human. Only the brain and a few glands related to emotions, like adrenal glands, will be kept. The brain and the glands will be in a closed, plug-an...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/218051Will unattended nuclear power plants actually cause damage to their surroundings?PavelBothttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/386442016-03-14T10:54:52Z2019-03-22T11:34:56Z<p><strong>Scenario:</strong> Deadly virus wiped out 80 - 90% world population and it did it pretty quickly (in 2 months)</p>
<p>Although it is plausible that among these 10 - 20% of survivors wil...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/215774Convert radioactivity directly into electricity: Possible or not?mico villenahttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/377872015-12-04T06:02:33Z2019-02-06T19:48:47Z<p>Is it possible to directly convert radioactivity to turn it into electricity?</p>
<p>If yes, then what is the conversion rate?</p>
https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/249592What would the effects be if all power grids connected to nuclear reactors abruptly suffered catastrophic failure?Obeliskhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/433662019-01-19T11:16:10Z2019-01-22T04:40:41Z<p>To be more specific, I mean what if every wire, every power cable and transformer on the connected grids to the nuclear power plants all ruptured at once. The transformers literally exploding, t...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/241116Would it be safe to assume that solid core nuclear rocket technology advances?The Imperialhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/419762018-04-17T22:18:18Z2018-05-17T03:01:03Z<p>Solid Core Nuclear Thermal rocketry has existed for a while and I was thinking about using it as the primary propulsion in my setting. Now most Solid Core rockets still have fairly long transit ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/241096Heat regulation in an asteroid base powered by a small nuclear reactorDeathsDentureshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/421572018-04-17T07:30:46Z2018-04-17T17:55:43Z<p>So, I'm writing about the siege of an asteroid base. This asteroid is near the outer edge an asteroid belt at the solar radiation equivalent of Saturn's orbit from its star (although the raw dis...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/238904Can liquid nuclear fuel be injected and ignited like petro from a fuel injector?Muze the good Troll.https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/71932018-01-29T23:41:16Z2018-03-21T23:19:34Z<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnP5F.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/RnP5F.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
<p>[![enter image description ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/239237Lead as a nuclear fuelrwallacehttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/375222018-02-09T01:46:22Z2018-02-10T03:03:09Z<p>On a timescale of 1e11 years, all uranium and thorium will have decayed, but planets will still exist, orbiting red dwarf stars.</p>
<p>Would it be possible to use lead as a nuclear fuel? In pr...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/216487A modern or near-future civilization without nuclear technology?greatconcavityhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/383982016-01-19T05:54:31Z2018-02-01T06:50:25Z<p>Would it be possible for a fully modern civilization (i.e. quite like our own, perhaps slightly more advanced, with near-future tech) to arise on an Earth-like planet devoid of uranium, plutoniu...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/238366Train-World: Storing RHUs for decades to centuriesdot_Sp0Thttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/68762018-01-09T11:44:10Z2018-01-11T13:28:01Z<blockquote>
<p>...no, I mean, supposedly, I believe there is more about it than mere kans on our part. Installations like this one are found all along the spoorwegs, and yes, around some you sho...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/238144Train-World: Feasibility of radioisotope steam-electric enginesdot_Sp0Thttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/68762018-01-02T22:34:27Z2018-01-04T02:21:23Z<blockquote>
<p>...It's paradox. They left us these technological marvels, yet with all their might and knowledge they failed to prevent their own doom...</p>
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<p>Excerpt from a lec...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/215264What would it take to make a modern(ish) nuclear reactor release fallout?Nickhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/381522015-11-04T14:55:53Z2017-12-12T02:08:10Z<p>I'm trying (failing) to write a story set within the exclusion zone around a nuclear power plant incident set in the near future. The 'incident' that leads to the exclusion zone being set up isn...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/234423Why would Fission be used in a world where Fusion reactors exist?Systemhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/-12017-09-04T04:05:57Z2017-09-11T05:45:36Z<p>In my world, all terrestrial bodies in the solar-system of over 900 km size have a significant human presence. Earth-moon Travel is as common as an interstate road trip, and Interplanetary trave...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/234397Repurposing a reactor from space to surfaceb.Lorenzhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/402022017-09-03T10:08:01Z2017-09-04T00:20:23Z<p>A colony ship is sent to Enceladus. It has a nuclear reactor to provide power to life support, electric engines etc... Upon arrival, the colonists also need a reactor to melt holes into the ice ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/272901How to design a zero-g nuclear reactor?Innovinehttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/4412017-08-29T08:13:09Z2017-08-29T18:17:58Z<p>My worldbuilding involves a reasonably near-future, high-realism space station research outpost, and I'd like it to be powered by a nuclear reactor. However, I need as much detail on the actual ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/215093Is it possible for an organism to evolve to generate its own nuclear power?Jeff Caroshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/381222015-10-27T00:00:01Z2017-07-11T16:27:18Z<p>Is it possible for an organism to evolve to biologically generate its own nuclear power? If so, how would this evolution occur?</p>
https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/230666Nuclear power for nomadsAndrew Grimmhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/202542017-04-25T09:54:26Z2017-04-27T01:05:36Z<p>Is it possible to create a scenario where nuclear power is a practical option for nomads living like in Mongolia?</p>
<p>There's two possible applications of nuclear power. One is to just use i...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/230113How can I build a Nuclear Reactor in my backyard?killer JONEShttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/406272017-04-05T03:38:26Z2017-04-21T15:25:45Z<p>In my world, having a nuclear reactor at your own house is legal, in fact government donates money in the form of subsidies ( So no constraints of funds). This might have been practical because ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/227666Could an entire continent runs on a single fusion reactor plant by 2100?user6760https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/373502017-01-18T04:13:01Z2017-01-18T14:49:53Z<p>Affected continent is Asia, the world is running out of coal and natural gas. A major mega structure project is underway, its goal is to provide electricity across the continent with a single fu...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/224686How big/powerful would your fusion reactor need to be to power the engines of a 32km long starship?Z.Schroederhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/390242016-10-27T00:20:18Z2017-01-15T10:46:13Z<p>Let's assume the reactor takes up about 4 vertical kilometers and has the same radius as the ship (4km). This gives you a volume of about 2.01e11 m^3, which given about 3-5% of the reactor's est...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/223782What political/historical factors could create acceptance of peaceful nuclear explosions?AlanSEhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/369222016-10-02T00:48:24Z2017-01-11T17:55:10Z<p>I have been poking at the idea of an eventual re-emergence of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_PACER" rel="nofollow">PACER concept</a>, where energy is obtained by detonating n...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/225741When and how would Earth's history diverge if uranium/plutonium weren't present?Oscillarehttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/399922016-11-29T22:14:44Z2016-12-01T13:42:53Z<p>Let's imagine an Earth clone devoid of naturally occurring fissile materials"”and, for comprehensiveness' sake, also devoid of fertile materials like thorium and americium that could be used to ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/225504How can nuclear power produce -electricity- in space when energy must be converted differently?Zxyrrahttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/397492016-11-23T02:49:23Z2016-11-23T14:48:24Z<h2>Hear me out before you downvote; It's not as simple <em>as it seems</em>.</h2>
<p>On Earth, nuclear reactions produce heat energy. This is used to heat water, creating steam, powering turbines...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/225139an artificial fission starSilverCookieshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/387552016-11-10T21:58:46Z2016-11-13T09:33:09Z<p>A K2+ civilization wants to build a fission star, a huge mass of fissile material which doesn't collapse due to the radiation emitted by its fission decay. I know there are reactors like the <a ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/217895Is helium 3 lucrative enough to justify the mining of the moon?Wazanatorhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/380782016-03-08T01:14:48Z2016-03-08T23:47:23Z<p>I've been trying to come up with a scenario in which space stations and lunar bases are established but are considered controversial. I sort of figure that if corporations started mining the moo...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/215771Portable nuclear reactor that can be brought to medieval agemico villenahttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/377872015-12-04T01:29:42Z2015-12-05T03:53:45Z<p>A hero travels to another world that is like the medieval age of Earth.</p>
<p>He needs a portable power generator. Is there any portable, low maintenance, at least 10 MW, reactor or energy pro...