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California Drought pics
On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 22:15:04 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:01:04 -0500, F. George McDuffee wrote: More global drought/water shortage info http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ater-shortages Two take-aways: (1) The PRC takes action and does not just talk - talk - talk. That's because they'll throw you in prison if you object -- and they'll beat you senseless, first. There's a lot fot be said for the efficiency of communist dictatorships--in terms of making people comply, that is. -- Ed Huntress (2) Given the energy required for desalinization, even by reverse osmosis, it appears the PRC has made a breakthrough on LF/MSTR [Liquid Fluoride/Molten Salt Thorium Reactor] design and deployment. The brine produced by reverse osmosis can also be a useful industrial input/resource. According to the Poseidon desal project in San Diego, it's only a 33% boost in salt. Not that briny. |
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On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:01:04 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote: More global drought/water shortage info http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ater-shortages Two take-aways: (1) The PRC takes action and does not just talk - talk - talk. Their "representatives" don't have to put on a dog and pony show for the voters so no talk-talk-talk. (2) Given the energy required for desalinization, even by reverse osmosis, it appears the PRC has made a breakthrough on LF/MSTR [Liquid Fluoride/Molten Salt Thorium Reactor] design and deployment. The brine produced by reverse osmosis can also be a useful industrial input/resource. -- Cheers, John B. |
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California Drought pics
On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 1:14:39 AM UTC-4, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:01:04 -0500, F. George McDuffee wrote: More global drought/water shortage info http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ater-shortages Two take-aways: (1) The PRC takes action and does not just talk - talk - talk. (2) Given the energy required for desalinization, even by reverse osmosis, it appears the PRC has made a breakthrough on LF/MSTR [Liquid Fluoride/Molten Salt Thorium Reactor] design and deployment. The brine produced by reverse osmosis can also be a useful industrial input/resource. According to the Poseidon desal project in San Diego, it's only a 33% boost in salt. Not that briny. "The most efficient seawater reverse osmosis system tested so far is the Affordable Desalination Collaboration's pilot plant tested in Port Hueneme... [California ] -- http://readerrant.capitolhillblue.co...&Number=267439 |
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California Drought pics
Consider modern Ships - they Desal sea water on-the-fly.
When living in the south pacific we distilled salt water (get nice large crystals ) and after (middle 60's ) in practical invention of RO-DI they did both. Rain Water and then the other two were our source of drinkable/cooking/bathing... water. Toilets were salt water! Two water lines to each house. Martin On 4/12/2015 12:41 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:01:04 -0500, F. George McDuffee wrote: More global drought/water shortage info http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ater-shortages Two take-aways: (1) The PRC takes action and does not just talk - talk - talk. Their "representatives" don't have to put on a dog and pony show for the voters so no talk-talk-talk. (2) Given the energy required for desalinization, even by reverse osmosis, it appears the PRC has made a breakthrough on LF/MSTR [Liquid Fluoride/Molten Salt Thorium Reactor] design and deployment. The brine produced by reverse osmosis can also be a useful industrial input/resource. |
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