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Re: [Phys-l] Nuclear Reactors



I'm hoping that Rick's students have some figures to tack onto this idea -

WATER HEATING - both commercial and domestic should use NO electricity or fossil fuel.

Solar water heating panels are low-tech and non-polluting (Quite unlike the manufacturing process for PV panels).

How could Jimmy Carter's $3000 tax rebate plan be made to work???
As it worked out there were bunches of jack-leg solar panel installers who offered a 'custom designed' system for each home that just happened to cost $3000. And each installation company went 'out- of-business' before any warrenty or maintenance work had to be done.
Unregulated capitalism at it's best.


On Apr 7, 2009, at Apr 7(Tue) 1:44 , Rick Tarara wrote:
When my class does their energy project
(supplying U.S. energy 100 years from now without the use of oil or gas) we
don't allow any 'deus ex machina' solutions.