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What could go wrong from an administration that is anti-science, anti-truth and blatantly corrupt?
I was hoping if Indiana got any of these things, they would have been in the eastern half of the state so that any potential nuclear fallout would be minimized in Indianapolis.
This is not a terrible idea in theory, but unwise if it’s overseen by a department that is currently badly mismanaged by a Fox News host. (Kudos to the IBJ, though, for properly referring to the DoD rather than the DoW).
This is a good thing for the U.S. and good work and many thanks to the DoD & NAVFAC for choosing Indiana / NWS Crane for the MMR installation. Crane is perfect for this MMR technology; it’s a secure location with access to hard working Southwest Indiana residents to build and maintain facility, all with great Indiana universities to support the technologies continued development. Hopefully, it’s the first in MMR/SMR rollout in Indiana as we have many great potential locations with existing transmission infrastructure.
The general public needs to educate themselves on the technology and safety advances of Gen IV reactors, specifically the enormous benefits of MMR and SMR technology to fuel a balanced energy portfolio for Indiana and the U.S. as baseload energy demand only increases.
Indiana voters should support our leaders that continue to lead the way in landing opportunities for this safe technology development to the benefit of our state residents. This is just one example of what modern “blue collar” industry looks like 2030+ as this generation of Indiana students looks for jobs over the next 5-20 years.
Regardless of political party, everyone who reads this article turned a light on today, uses the internet, and has their AC running at 68-72 degrees, all while on a budgeted income. Democrat or Republican, balanced energy portfolio is how we continue growing our state economy.
Indiana for the Bold – or you can move to Illinois and cheer for the Hammond Bears!
Your comment read like a press release.
Will this really benefit any of the rest of us, power wise? It sounds like Crane want to make sure they have power when the rest of the state gets sold out to data centers.
Do we really want to be the first for an unproven design?
Wondering what self interest you have in this endeavor? You write like a political hack with all the proper buzz words and appeal to young voters. I’m not opposed to nuclear energy or having it in Indiana. I am concerned about the leadership who are pushing this and the competence of those who will be overseeing it.
Dan M, this will benefit us all in several ways. It will provide.uninterrupted power for a major military installation that supplies technology and weapons to our war fighters. It will take up to 20mw of power off the grid, where that power can be used for civilian use.
Crane is pioneering land based MMRs, the technology of which will make power for data centers a moot point.
This produces 20mw. A nuclear carrier produces almost 10 times that. These reactors are scalable so they could provide enough power to meet the 2,800mw required to power Indianapolis.
This is not untried technology, we have been putting MMR’s in Navy Ships since 1959.
This technology will be used to replace coal, solar, wind and hydro in less than a decade.
They operate completely different than land based nuclear reactors with gravity fed cooling so they don’t risk a meltdown in a power failure like Fukoshima.
If it is like the SMR Projecr I was involved with 10 years ago, it will be placed underground to protect the reactor and the environment.
Even if there was a chance that it would release radiation, Crane is 70 miles south and slightly west. Prevailing winds are out of the northwest. Radiation would have an extremely difficult time reaching Indy.
Raymond, you undermine your credibility by incorrectly abbreviating Megawatt as mw – it’s MW. Nuclear is generally safe, clean and part of the energy future. It’s also really expensive so it’s good that the federal govt is paying for it rather than Indiana ratepayers.
Thank God it’s on the East side and not in Carmel!
Oh my God he admit it
Try West side of the State
Roughly $500 million to build to supply 20,000 homes selling a 20 year bond at 5% would be about $170/month for a house just to pay the bond. Annual maintenance ? $50 plus profit of $20? Maybe $250/house a month.
The comments are somewhat comical but very ignorant to say the least…..
Raymond R. explained it best. This type of technology has existed for several decades. I served in the Navy from 93-2003 and every ship I served on had a nuclear reactor. Slept like a baby and I never noticed a power outage. We only had to come into port to get food and supplies, never had to refuel the entire 10 months over seas. So yeah the technology has already been tested and proven.