OT: Electric cars actually burn fossil fuels

It will employ a new drive system for its control rods, enabling the reactor to cut output by half in just 17 minutes -- a quarter of the time at present. Smaller adjustments can be made in less time."

Many mistakes have been made with the design of control rods and delivery systems, so fiddling with stuff like this (on established reactors) doesn't always end well. One reactor has a positive void coefficient at a certain position of the control rod.

It's not exactly all fun and games. Some reactors are a bitch to manage, and the operators are physically exhausted at the end of the day, from the strain (of not making mistakes). You have to watch the balance across the reactor core, watch for hot spots or anomalies, and adjust for them. One reason the reactor has a "personality" is the refueling pattern and the difference between the fuel fill on one rod and the one next to it. They never change out all the rods at the same time... on continuously-refueling reactors.

This means the operator who was running it yesterday, is the best person to run it today.

Paul

And I don't know that they do cost much more than a gas car except for the batteries. The batteries are expensive.

There is a new battery ready for production. Range of 600+ miles,uses

With a solid electroyle, which vastly reduces the flamability.

Just bring your annual SSI statement. +1 on the ID. It is very easy to register in this state but they even have PSA's on the radio telling you exactly what you'll need to bring to do so. That includes anything from a DL to a Tribal ID but it will have your puss on it.

Gonna be a hell of a long time before Montana has beachfront property on salt water. Even Lake Missoula went downstream about 13,000 years ago.

They'd have to get rid of the Turtle, not that that's a bad thing.

Delaware is the lowest state with a mean elevation of sixty feet. I live on the high end but near the shore they keep cramming in more and more housing. One of these days a hurricane will make a left turn up the Delaware river and wreck havoc.

I do not like term limits. They can be voted out every few years if needed oe wanted, "Wat I would like to see is an age limit of 72, term limit or something on the supream court. Many of them die in office and not much of a way to get to get them out.

Interesting. Our high point in Florida is 105 feet less than Delaware but the mean is higher.

I used to agree with you on term limits, but I've come to think that they are a good idea now. DC has just gotten worse over the years, too many politicians in bed with lobbyists, special interest, businesses. The longer you are there the more of that you are exposed to and the more power you accumulate to be able to help those that are juicing you up. So some reasonable limit on the number of terms makes sense to me. There also aren't many that I can think of that are so special today that if they had to leave it would be a significant loss.

Supreme Court I agree. There should be an age limit, especially since we know that it's common to start to lose some mental abilities as you age and this is a position where metal acuity is critical. It's also sad that we have to consider this, that some justices don't give a damn and have to be carried out. Ginzburg is the classic. She's had multiple bouts with cancer, including pancreatic that is extremely deadly, it was obvious she was in declining health. She's a passionate lib, Obama was president, you would think she would want to retire when he could appoint a lib judge to carry on for her team. Instead it was apparently all about me, me, me, so she stays until she dies at 87, then the libs are all pissed off when Trump appoints a conservative.

Agree, but they are not voted out. The electorate is not always very smart.

Funny how people who can't be left alone to live their lives without rules, regulations, and laws up the wazoo magically become capable of picking the rulers who want to make more rules, regulations, etc.

Yes, that had surprised me too when I first read it.

Just how much was Russia exporting? How can one country cause the entire world to be short?

Depends what sort of decisions you're talking about.

And good luck getting it serviced