LordVile Don really see the point. Adapting them is likely more expensive that just getting a more powerful SMR. Reply
nichrome LordVile said: Don really see the point. Adapting them is likely more expensive that just getting a more powerful SMR. Skynet thanks you for the submarines and aircraft carriers,next year will be even better-we insist. /S Reply
CelicaGT The decommissioning fund should be established first, so there's money to clean this mess up when it inevitably gets left half complete after running out of money or the AI bubble bursting. Reply
LordVile CelicaGT said: The decommissioning fund should be established first, so there's money to clean this mess up when it inevitably gets left half complete after running out of money or the AI bubble bursting. The AI bubble won’t burst! It’s too big to fail Reply
RickTMM1SS Admin said: A Texas energy startup proposes repurposing retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in AI data centers. Startup proposes using retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines for AI data centers — firm asks U.S. DOE for a loan guar… : Read more This project shows the company's staff has no ME or EEs on staff or is ignoring them, they have no understanding of the scale involved. The first major reason is Navy reactors are too small for the required load. An A4W (Nimitz-class) reactor puts out about 500MW thermal or 150MW of electrical power and a new AI datacenter needs many times that. The Navy rates the reactors in terms of THERMAL power which makes the numbers look far better. An Ohio-class reactor is rated at 220MW thermal, so barely 80 MW electrical and that is the biggest submarine reactor in current operation. For comparison, Unit One at Palo Verde in Arizona is rated at 3,990 MWt, good for 1,311 MW electrical output. The second reason is fundamental design requirements. Naval reactors are designed to be compact, tolerate shocks, and run at wildly varying power levels. Power reactors are designed to be easy to refuel and to run at 100% power for months at a time as base load, then shut down and swap a third of the fuel assemblies. Space inside the reactor containment may be restricted but the plant doesn't have to withstand 'angles and dangles' as part of normal operation. Rick T. MM1(SS) NEC 3356… Reply
RickTMM1SS ezst036 said: I have heard worse ideas. We really need the energy. To my knowledge there has never been a meltdown of any American sub/ship. Correct. We lost the Scorpion and Thresher for other reasons but the cores stayed intact in the wreckage. Reply
vanadiel007 I remember the complaints of crypto mining power use. That was nothing compared to what they project with this AI boom. I do think at some point it will go boom as growth will be more or less halted due to power restrictions, bringing this back in balance. You will then see various major AI players join forces rather than compete with each other. We would be further ahead if they would just work together, and we would not need all this power. Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/startup-proposes-using-retired-navy-nuclear-reactors-from-aircraft-carriers-and-submarines-for-ai-data-centers-firm-asks-u-s-doe-for-a-loan-guarantee-to-start-the-project#main
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