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Ms. Sarah Simon, P.E., M.ASCE


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Posted By Sarah Simon 03-03-2025 11:31 AM
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Well, there are small, modular, dispatchable units like the 5MW factory built units USNC, UltraSafeNuclear . Definitely distributed energy, non-centralized grid size. Very different from the Gates/Breakthrough Energy 300 MW ones the media always covers). ------------------------------ Sarah Simon P.E., ...
Posted By Sarah Simon 03-03-2025 11:30 AM
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the power graphs show nuclear at 20%. (?) and they're base power (firm) so they run almost all the time. Maybe 8% is installed capacity and included all the gas and other peaking stations that don't run very often. ------------------------------ Sarah Simon P.E., M.ASCE RETIRED Ipswich MA -------- ...
Posted By Sarah Simon 02-27-2025 10:27 PM
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Those with property rapidly losing value might disagree (or not). I believe it to be self-evident that we don't use land and water reasonably, e.g. populating the southern CA desert with so many people, allowing construction where sea level rise is happening, and growing rice in the dry CA central valley. ...
Posted By Sarah Simon 02-27-2025 10:27 PM
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Lots of ways we can use our expertise to make infrastructure and construction better in these times of change and destructive weather. An interesting article (research) by the Luskin Center of UC Los Angeles asks if any urban water system is ready for conflagrations like wildfires: https://inn ...
Posted By Sarah Simon 02-24-2025 11:07 AM
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Good idea. For at least some of the houses. They may already have codes and encourage grey water collection, but possibly just for gardens and lawns ------------------------------ Sarah Simon P.E., M.ASCE RETIRED Ipswich MA ------------------------------