http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/11/14/are-nuclear-powered-data-centers-possible/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:07:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/11/14/are-nuclear-powered-data-centers-possible/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 John Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=4892#comment-1993 The Slowpoke Research Reactor has been available since 1967 in sizes ranging from 5 KW to 3.5 MW. Granted it only heats the water up to 50 Celsius (135 Fahrenheit) after which the bubbles in the water interrupts the neutron chain reaction hence it's self limiting. It's the only reactor in the world licensed for unattended operation. This means that you can't run a turbine off it but you can run Sterling engines to generate electricity so if you want a mini-nuke just call AECL and place an order, no need to wait for development and certification as there's already a design certified internationally. The Slowpoke Research Reactor has been available since 1967 in sizes ranging from 5 KW to 3.5 MW. Granted it only heats the water up to 50 Celsius (135 Fahrenheit) after which the bubbles in the water interrupts the neutron chain reaction hence it’s self limiting. It’s the only reactor in the world licensed for unattended operation. This means that you can’t run a turbine off it but you can run Sterling engines to generate electricity so if you want a mini-nuke just call AECL and place an order, no need to wait for development and certification as there’s already a design certified internationally.

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