“LMRs” - love it! We should be building AP1000s by the dozen in this country. Politicians need to give up worshipping paper reactors and build what works. Full confession: I once worked at Dresden Station so I believe BWRs are better. LMRs *work* - we should be building full sized Bs and Ps as fast as we can.
LFTR has a ton of promise as a breeder reactor and can use nuclear waste from AP-1000 as fuel. Where currently, although tried a true, AP-1000 models leave a lot of waste around that has to be maintained for a long time, given current treatments. LFTR is more corrosive since it uses molten salt, but it doesn't need the gigantic sources of water for cooling and operates at lower pressures which means it's a safer nuclear system, inherently.
The ComEd load forecast for the whole state in 2030 is 119 Twh/yr or 13.6 GW every hour, yet this article is pointing the finger about failing to seize an opportunity when the ask requires the state to produce more than a 33% increase in power production for one customer...let alone becoming a hub of data centers.
I appreciated how this article points out how state is building out the grid, but needs to build better and faster, hands down.
One of the smartest opportunities the state seized, thanks to Pritzker, in this similar vein is establishing the quantum technology campus in the Southside of Chicago on the lake. That will bring development and economic investments rivaling a 'Silicon Valley 2.0' to Illinois over the next 30-50 years similar to how Palo Alto grew from rolling hills to the tech capital of the world.
If we want to keep these opportunities we do need to power them effectively. This requires a nuclear solution. No other known solution will come close.
Great article and the awareness with the data provided was admirable.
I don't see it happening in Illinois because it's totally controlled by a Democrat voting system which means corruption which means woke energy rules more windmills more pavement of Chinese slave manufactured solar panels that's what Illinois has to look forward to.
idk - he just put forward a budget with $500 million set aside for commercial / industrial real estate to lure in more manufacturers. Those companies need power, and when they look 10 years out from now, they see that the state will be short power. The only way to get bulk clean firm power onto the grid here for them is nuclear. And there's only one shovel-ready design that can have shovels in the ground here before the presidential campaign...
“LMRs” - love it! We should be building AP1000s by the dozen in this country. Politicians need to give up worshipping paper reactors and build what works. Full confession: I once worked at Dresden Station so I believe BWRs are better. LMRs *work* - we should be building full sized Bs and Ps as fast as we can.
Building nuclear reminds me of lifting weights--go big on the basics and then you can do whatever you want.
ESBWR and ABWR my beloveds... Both illegal in Illinois!
LFTR has a ton of promise as a breeder reactor and can use nuclear waste from AP-1000 as fuel. Where currently, although tried a true, AP-1000 models leave a lot of waste around that has to be maintained for a long time, given current treatments. LFTR is more corrosive since it uses molten salt, but it doesn't need the gigantic sources of water for cooling and operates at lower pressures which means it's a safer nuclear system, inherently.
The ComEd load forecast for the whole state in 2030 is 119 Twh/yr or 13.6 GW every hour, yet this article is pointing the finger about failing to seize an opportunity when the ask requires the state to produce more than a 33% increase in power production for one customer...let alone becoming a hub of data centers.
I appreciated how this article points out how state is building out the grid, but needs to build better and faster, hands down.
One of the smartest opportunities the state seized, thanks to Pritzker, in this similar vein is establishing the quantum technology campus in the Southside of Chicago on the lake. That will bring development and economic investments rivaling a 'Silicon Valley 2.0' to Illinois over the next 30-50 years similar to how Palo Alto grew from rolling hills to the tech capital of the world.
If we want to keep these opportunities we do need to power them effectively. This requires a nuclear solution. No other known solution will come close.
Great article and the awareness with the data provided was admirable.
I don't see it happening in Illinois because it's totally controlled by a Democrat voting system which means corruption which means woke energy rules more windmills more pavement of Chinese slave manufactured solar panels that's what Illinois has to look forward to.
Gov Commodius Maximus is angling for POTUS, not just governor.
He literally owns the D party in Illinois.
No way he signs on for anything as common sense as nuclear.
idk - he just put forward a budget with $500 million set aside for commercial / industrial real estate to lure in more manufacturers. Those companies need power, and when they look 10 years out from now, they see that the state will be short power. The only way to get bulk clean firm power onto the grid here for them is nuclear. And there's only one shovel-ready design that can have shovels in the ground here before the presidential campaign...
Really hope you are right
I just don’t think that concerns 10 years out are how he’s making decisions