Bill Gates, China jointly developing nuclear reactor - Polidicks

[quote] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new and safer kind of nuclear reactor. "The idea is to be very low cost, very safe and generate very little waste," said the billionaire during a talk at China's Ministry of Science and Technology. Gates has largely funded a Washington state-based company, TerraPower, that is developing a Generation IV nuclear reactor that can run on depleted uranium. The general manager of state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation, Sun Qin, was quoted in Chinese media last week saying Gates was working with it to research and develop a reactor. P.O.V. Is Bill Gates' nuclear reactor a good thing? Have your say. "TerraPower is having very good discussions with CNNC and various people in the Chinese government," said Gates, cautioning that they were at an early stage. $1 billion for R & D Gates says perhaps as much as a billion dollars will be put into research and development over the next five years. TerraPower says its traveling wave reactor would run for decades on depleted uranium and produce significantly smaller amounts of nuclear waste than conventional reactors. "All these new designs are going to be incredibly safe," Gates told the audience. "They require no human action to remain safe at all times." He said they also benefit from an ability to simulate earthquake and tidal wave conditions. "It takes safety to a new level," he said. Since leaving Microsoft Corp., Gates has concentrated on philanthropy and advocating on public health, education and clean energy issues. Gates was at the Ministry of Science and Technology to talk about a joint project between China and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support innovative research and development to help alleviate poverty. Gates said the ministry will help identify entrepreneurs and companies to manufacture new products in global health and agriculture to "change the lives of poor people," including new vaccines and diagnostics and genetically modified seeds. "China has a lot to contribute because it's solved many of the problems of poverty, not all of them but a lot of them, itself, and many Asian, south Asian and African countries are well behind, whether it's agriculture or health," said Gates. No concrete poverty alleviation projects were mentioned. [/quote] Source: [URL]http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/12/07/technology-bill-gates-china-nuclear-reactor.html[/URL]

Sadly everyone's probably going to claim he's a traitor or some shit just because China isn't irrationally afraid of nuclear power.

he's un-murrikan treason maker!

If they get something done, more power to them. Gates definitely has the money to put into R&D for something like this.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;33623859]If they get something done, more power to them. Gates definitely has the money to put into R&D for something like this.[/QUOTE] Bill Gates could probably buy China.

that sounds great DU also presents a significantly reduced proliferation risk - even Iran or North Korea could have nuclear power!

Good on him If people with wealth used their money to benefit humanity we would have a more progressive future to look forward to

Bill Gates I sincerely apologize for everything terrible I ever said about you because you redeem yourself so much lately

If anyone cares that Bill Gates is working with China, they might as well condemn every fucking company on earth because lets face it, who doesn't have a business relationship with China these days?

"NuclearReactor.exe has stopped working" Half of a province gets wiped out.

[QUOTE=DarkendSky;33623845]Sadly everyone's probably going to claim he's a traitor or some shit just because China isn't irrationally afraid of nuclear power.[/QUOTE] Because they mix all of their nuclear and toxic waste into the materials of the products they sell to us. That Chinese made iPhone case could have more PCBs than are listed on the package :downs:

[QUOTE=Hidole555;33624033]"NuclearReactor.exe has stopped working" Half of a province gets wiped out.[/QUOTE] RRoD

Bill Gates : "Today is the grand opening of china's nuclear reactor! I would like to thank my spo-" [img]http://www.dognoodle99.cjb.net/bsod/bsod-9x-basic.jpg[/img] "fuck"

[QUOTE=Contag;33624001]that sounds great DU also presents a significantly reduced proliferation risk - even Iran or North Korea could have nuclear power![/QUOTE] Iran already has a fully functional nuclear power plant and is building another one.. north korea is probably doing the same. Unless I misunderstood you.

[QUOTE=sHiBaN;33624003]Good on him If people with wealth used their money to benefit humanity we would have a more progressive future to look forward to[/QUOTE] He may be very rich, but at least he's doing something good with his masses of dosh. Same can't be said for the Wall Street fat cats who EAT Porsches (no shit), bastards are pinatas waiting to be cracked open; pinatas of meat and dosh.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;33624514]Iran already has a fully functional nuclear power plant and is building another one.. north korea is probably doing the same. Unless I misunderstood you.[/QUOTE] I know, my point was that the west could legitimately say "get rid of that nuclear reactor" and Iran wouldn't really be able to say it was for civilian use when there is a much safer alternative available

[QUOTE=Contag;33624575]I know, my point was that the west could legitimately say "get rid of that nuclear reactor" and Iran wouldn't really be able to say it was for civilian use when there is a much safer alternative available[/QUOTE] But it produces alot less power correct me if I'm wrong.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;33624603]But it produces alot less power correct me if I'm wrong.[/QUOTE] Nope, it's the same. also [quote]TWRs consume substantially less uranium than a LWR per unit of electricity generated due to TWRs higher fuel burnup, higher thermal efficiency and higher fuel density.[/quote] However I'm wrong on the proliferation aspect as it produces 239 plutonium which is great for nuclear weapons

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;33623859]If they get something done, [b]more power[/b] to them. Gates definitely has the money to put into R&D for something like this.[/QUOTE] :v:

[QUOTE=Contag;33624575]I know, my point was that the west could legitimately say "get rid of that nuclear reactor" and [B]Iran wouldn't really be able to say it was for civilian use when there is a much safer alternative available[/B][/QUOTE] No, they need Technetium-99 as well. [url]http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,670402,00.html[/url] They'd need to enrich at 19.75% to produce the isotopes.(they're enriching 20%)

[QUOTE=Starpluck;33624738]No, they need Technetium-99 as well. [url]http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,670402,00.html[/url] They'd need to enrich at 19.75% to produce the isotopes.(they're enriching 20%)[/QUOTE] I never considered the importance of radiopharmaceuticals That completely changes my position (shows the terrible media I consume)

[QUOTE=seano12;33624194]Bill Gates : "Today is the grand opening of china's nuclear reactor! I would like to thank my spo-" [img]http://www.dognoodle99.cjb.net/bsod/bsod-9x-basic.jp[/img] "fuck"[/QUOTE] More like: [img]http://www.fladnag.net/myblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Sans-titre.jpg[/img]

So wait...first we hear about the iPad possibly getting banned in China, and now Bill Gates is working hand in hand with China? :tinfoil:

[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;33624710]:v:[/QUOTE] Pun not intended, swear on my fucking life.

Bill Gates is the example of how every billionaire should be.

Hell, if this will help ween them off their ridiculous dependance on coal, then I'm all for it.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;33625304]Hell, if this will help ween them off their ridiculous dependance on coal, then I'm all for it.[/QUOTE] Well they have 14 plants already and 27 under construction. That's a small but good step.

Finally the world seems to be starting to care for its energy problems, and actually doing stuff about it rather than just "go green". Now, all we need is for america to start doing this...

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;33623888]Bill Gates could probably buy China.[/QUOTE] He should.

if they're going to put all of this money into developing better nuclear reactors, why are they still using uranium? I would imagine Bill Gates would have heard of a thorium reactor before.