Nuclear Industry Chain

Wile E. Coyote · Post by **Wile E. Coyote** » 08 Feb 2007 08:29

It's actually U3O8 (UO2 + 2UO3), equivalent mixture of uranium(IV)oxide and uranium(VI)oxide.

MagicBuzz · Post by **MagicBuzz** » 08 Feb 2007 14:38

Hello,

Just to say I don't like the nuclear chain idea.

In reallity, nuclear power plants use like... 1 ton per year ? certainely less, of uranium.

That's why I can't imagine seeing mamouth trains comming every 2 days with hundreds of tons to each nuclear station.

Post by **PikkaBird** » 08 Feb 2007 16:15

Who said anything about

MagicBuzz wrote:mamouth trains comming every 2 days with hundreds of tons to each nuclear station.

?

Post by **Dave** » 08 Feb 2007 16:36

Hah. Funny. In Britain they often have them hauled by double-headed trains (31s... Sometimes they get the 20s on them too). That's to haul at most two or three wagons. Often they're single wagons carrying a nuclear flask. I don't think I've ever seen a "long" nuclear flask train.

BobDendry · Post by **BobDendry** » 08 Feb 2007 21:06

The production would be more akin to a bank, but you have to put it into context. Although, yes, Nuclear Reactors only use about 1 tonne per cycle, obvious that's not going to work very well in TTD, is it?

Samwise · Post by **Samwise** » 08 Feb 2007 21:15

Well you can let the train haul nuclear stuff by 30 gram a wagon or something.. who says it has to be in tonnes?

MjD · Post by **MjD** » 08 Feb 2007 21:24

Darkmast49 wrote:Well you can let the train haul nuclear stuff by 30 gram a wagon or something.. who says it has to be in tonnes?

I was thinking alongs those lines aswell, it does not have to be in tons which could help make the chain possible, but i do share the concerns that the uranium in a power plants afaik is there for a long time.

MD

michael blunck · Post by **michael blunck** » 08 Feb 2007 21:42

> yes, Nuclear Reactors only use about 1 tonne per cycle, obvious that's not going to work very well in TTD, is it?

In Germany, the "Castor train" with radioactive waste returning from La Hague can be seen only once in a couple of years. At least it carries a couple of wagons.

http://www.castor.de/presse/ejz/2005/november/21h.jpg

regards
Michael

Post by **Dave** » 08 Feb 2007 22:26

Very interesting.

http://www.paulbigland.fotopic.net/p15948279.html

^ Shows a British flask train.

Interesting how they used the 20 and 37 in multiple actually...

Also interesting how they use the older trains [EDIT: LOCOMOTIVES* Tsk] for the "dirty" tasks...

Thanks for showing the contrast in operations in Germany Michael, very interesting indeed.

Raichase · Post by **Raichase** » 08 Feb 2007 22:54

Dave Worley wrote:Also interesting how they use the older trains for the "dirty" tasks...

Hey, I wouldn't be in a hurry to write off a shiny new train when the train gets stolen by terrorists

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