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Old 08-07-2020, 12:32 PM   #21
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This will pair well with our used car salesman high school graduates.

But seriously - this is interesting technology and I'm glad they're looking into it.
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Old 08-07-2020, 12:46 PM   #22
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Been looking into this for a few years and glad to see some action!

Anyone know companies outside of BWXT for long term investments to support this?
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Old 08-07-2020, 02:01 PM   #23
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Broad approval across the whole board. It's nice to see our government doing something that makes sense and working with other Canadians. I hope they keep going.
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Feels like I've been waiting since elementary school for a solid source of nuclear energy in Alberta. Glad to see it's on the path to being ' a thing' now.
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I like it. I’ve heard it pitched before as a low GHG source for SAGD. I’d be disappointed if it only focused on helping O&G though.
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Old 08-07-2020, 03:09 PM   #26
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I only care if it's thorium.

Just kidding this is great IMO.
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Good news I hope it goes beyond SMR energy production, and into technology development, medical isotope production, and molten salt reactors.

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If Alberta doesn’t commercialize sustainable synfuel, it has no oil and gas future to speak of. This needs to happen.
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Old 08-07-2020, 04:18 PM   #29
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This is a big part of what I want to see this Province do.

Use our resources to transition to a new energy source.

You want to puff out your chest and consider yourselves leaders in renewable energy, this is a great way to start!

Now...can we get Comrade Diyatlov to start training a new crop of Nuclear engineers? That guy sure knew his stuff!

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One would think that all the engineers that work in O&G should easily be transitioned into nuclear, solar, wind, etc.

Alberta should have a massive headstart on clean energy over the other provinces if they handle it correctly.
I think that last person I want lead designing a nuclear project is an O and Gas engineer with 25 years of o&g projects

Just like I don't expect my orthopedic surgeon to start doing general medicine for the Alberta government.
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What are the companies who will be sought out to be doing this? Happy to be moving to nuclear, especially in a stable landscape. Does potential harsh cold have an impact on nuclear? Hopefully this works out, love to see some diversification.
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I think that last person I want lead designing a nuclear project is an O and Gas engineer with 25 years of o&g projects

Just like I don't expect my orthopedic surgeon to start doing general medicine for the Alberta government.

Maybe not to jump into a Lead position, but Engineers would be meeting or exceeding code and regulations. If you don't do that, you don't proceed.



I'd say we would have a good workforce to build up around some imported experts with direct experience.
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It's five years late, but it's good to see we're finally getting our Mr Fusion devices.

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Been looking into this for a few years and glad to see some action!

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What are the companies who will be sought out to be doing this? Happy to be moving to nuclear, especially in a stable landscape. Does potential harsh cold have an impact on nuclear? Hopefully this works out, love to see some diversification.
http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/react...w/index.cfm#R2

This is a list of the SMR vendors who are currently working with the federal Nuclear Safety Commission. Global first power/Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp have already submitted an application to build at Chalk River.

Several other companies are working on variants of these reactors stateside and elsewhere including NuScale (Fluor) and Oklo (private) who are building pilots just south of us at Idaho Falls, but I think it would be more likely to see anyone engaging with the CNSC now to be the first to propose projects in Canada despite Oklo’s design being very appropriate for northern communities.

Biting some of SNC Lavalin or Fluor would expose you to some of these options.


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Just like I don't expect my orthopedic surgeon to start doing general medicine for the Alberta government.
OPG or Bruce would jump at the chance to open offices out here and retrain. You’ll still need O&G engineers and other skilled workers focused on heat integrations and balance of plant for the cogeneration options available with these modular designs.

Edit: you’d be surprised at the % of executive suite O&G content in Calagary right now that also has direct experience with nuclear power. Many have worked in Ontario, New Brunswick or elsewhere.
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Maybe not to jump into a Lead position, but Engineers would be meeting or exceeding code and regulations. If you don't do that, you don't proceed.



I'd say we would have a good workforce to build up around some imported experts with direct experience.
have you worked with O&G engineers who are actually working outside industry?

Their standard answer if you question them why They chose a particular options or course of action: "Well that's how we do it in Oil and Gas?

Do we really want to risk working with radioactivity?
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From an electrical perspective, fantastic news. Moving away from coal, while still keeping its reliability is huge. I hope this a way that us Albertans can reinvent our economy
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Old 08-12-2020, 06:42 AM   #37
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Incoming wet blanket....


https://albertapolitics.ca/2020/08/t...t-dont-add-up/


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Adding to that, small modular natural gas plants are also available now with the ability to power communities from wells that are remote enough that they don't have pipelines, but have enough gas to power communities for years. Almost free electricity for them. I'm aware of a few of these being looked into right now.
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Adding to that, small modular natural gas plants are also available now with the ability to power communities from wells that are remote enough that they don't have pipelines, but have enough gas to power communities for years. Almost free electricity for them. I'm aware of a few of these being looked into right now.
I guess the economic wild card is the emergence of a stiff carbon tax or net-zero policy
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Isn't natural gas a good transition, away from coal, less emmisions, and then down the road renewables as they become more and more efficient?

Just thinking big picture if you look at a full transition to renewables, a gradual plan would make a lot of sense.

What happens with nuclear waste nowadays? I remember that being a big issue years ago.
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Isn't natural gas a good transition, away from coal, less emmisions, and then down the road renewables as they become more and more efficient?

Just thinking big picture if you look at a full transition to renewables, a gradual plan would make a lot of sense.

What happens with nuclear waste nowadays? I remember that being a big issue years ago.
The new reactor technology is incredibly efficient though so Nuclear waste becomes very minimal.

It basically reduces itself to almost nothing.
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