The UK's Small Modular Reactor Competition

Mike Tomlinson · 2016-06-15T17:57:17+00:00

Let's talk about something other than Brexit and the gay club shootings. The UK's Small Modular Reactor Competition "The UK government has launched a competition to select a design of a small modular reactor (SMR) for future deployment in the UK. The idea behind SMRs is that they can be factory built and stamped out like aircraft and transported to location on the back of a truck. With thirty-three companies / designs on the shortlist, this looks like the process could take a while to complete" An interesting read. The idea of lots of small reactors distributed widely is appealing. It gives redundancy, means that spares for only one type of reactor needs to be held, and training is simplified.

Jun 15, 2016 45 Replies

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Chris Hogg 10 years ago

The change was part of a major modernisation of the lighthouse. Lamp power was increased from the paraffin lamp's 720,000 candelas to

2,600,000 candelas with the electric lamps, increasing the range by 4 miles to 29 miles. It took 30 minutes to light the vapour lamp burner, and electric lamps were more reliable and required less maintenance. The generators powered other bits of kit as well, notably the drive to the lens rotating system, compressed air fog signals (previously 'tonite' explosive cartridges*), radio communications and RACON radar (previously battery powered) and cooking and heating (previously coal).

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GB 10 years ago

Cooking - so it was manned, at least then.

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Chris Hogg 10 years ago

Became un-manned and fully automatic 21/12/1992

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Andrew 10 years ago

Also radio beacons of some kind. After being decommissioned they were just abandoned. Some have been canabalised by metal thieves with unfortunate consequences for the people involved.

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dennis 10 years ago

Its obvious, you blow it up with a nuke.

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Bosco Green 10 years ago

Of course he can, you use disposable immigrants and keep well away yourself.

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