Which is worse???
08 October 2011, 04:10 PM
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Which is worse???
Just spotted this article on the web
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/radioactiv...ex-power-plant
That in itself could be worrying...
then you find this little gem tucked away in the article.
"It was the only plant in Britain to use liquid metal instead of gas or water in the cooling circuits"
Liquid metal.... i guess that would be Mercury then.... bloody hell thats a lot of mercury to have sloshing around if that is the case.
Or is it some other suspension of material ??
Mart
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/radioactiv...ex-power-plant
That in itself could be worrying...
then you find this little gem tucked away in the article.
"It was the only plant in Britain to use liquid metal instead of gas or water in the cooling circuits"
Liquid metal.... i guess that would be Mercury then.... bloody hell thats a lot of mercury to have sloshing around if that is the case.
Or is it some other suspension of material ??
Mart
08 October 2011, 05:13 PM
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Believe it or not, it's sodium, not mercury.
Sodium is an incredible conductor of heat when molten, I used to have an Astra GTE 16V and it had sodium filled inlet valves. If one went you were not supposed to dump it in the scrap, the dealer would dispose of it for you. Never happened to me.
Sodium is an incredible conductor of heat when molten, I used to have an Astra GTE 16V and it had sodium filled inlet valves. If one went you were not supposed to dump it in the scrap, the dealer would dispose of it for you. Never happened to me.
08 October 2011, 05:58 PM
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Believe it or not, it's sodium, not mercury.
Sodium is an incredible conductor of heat when molten, I used to have an Astra GTE 16V and it had sodium filled inlet valves. If one went you were not supposed to dump it in the scrap, the dealer would dispose of it for you. Never happened to me.
Sodium is an incredible conductor of heat when molten, I used to have an Astra GTE 16V and it had sodium filled inlet valves. If one went you were not supposed to dump it in the scrap, the dealer would dispose of it for you. Never happened to me.
How did they get the sodium to be molten? and keep it circulating
Opens up more questions than it answers
Mart
08 October 2011, 06:22 PM
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I was quite surprised to find there's a Wikipedia page devoted exclusively to this subject. Fascinating stuff:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_...cooled_reactor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_...cooled_reactor
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