Your 12-minute Tuesday recap in 3008 words.
##Yerevan will have a new transport route map and 850 buses
This was first announced last year. Meanwhile, they are working on importing the buses.
Yerevan's 211 new buses will arrive in Georgian Black Sea port next month, announced mayor Marutyan, giving Oct. 20 as the approximate date of arrival in Armenia. These 8.5-meter buses will replace the aging marshrutkas, in addition to launching new routes.
Marutyan: this is a transitional phase. In the end, we will have 850 buses operating in a new transport network drawn by a British consultant.
A unified payment system will be implemented across the capital. You can pay with a smartphone, banking card, and anything that can make an electronic transaction. //
Councilman: we must ensure the transport operates from 7:00-23:00. //
https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1063086.html https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1063084.html https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1063084.html https://factor.am/416586.html
##PHOTOS: Turkish scientists warn about unprecedented water loss in lake Van
The shallow shores have turned into desert-like "beaches". Areas with marine life and microbiological layers have found themselves on land as a result of water retreat.
That retreat is 1km in the north-eastern part amid a 3m drop in water levels, as opposed to the seasonal 1.5m drop. The evaporation loses 3x more water than that the lake takes from rain and snow melting.
There was a time when the lake was 150m higher. Local elderly residents don't remember anything like this. One of them purchased a beach house 20 years ago. Today it's a kilometer away from the shores.
https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/220704
##ongoing repairs in the Armenian nuclear power plant will boost its capacity to 440 MW
The VVER 440-V230 reactor was 390 MW before the repairs. The repairs include modernization of the reactor's emergency cooling system, boron unit's ventilation system, and the power supply.
Russia's Rosatom was hired for $40M to complete the task. CEO Salkov said they are working hard to meet the deadline (soon).
A new working group is created between the Armenian government and Rosatom to prepare for future repairs to extend its life until 2036. This one is good until 2026.
http://arka.am/en/news/technology/modernization_of_armenian_nuclear_power_plant_to_boost_its_performance_and_bring_its_capacity_to_440/
##Pa
... keep reading on reddit β‘By some miracle of rocket design, it turns out we can strap a launch vehicle to an Ohio class submarine and get it into a stable orbit.
In preparation for this new use case, engineers modify the reactor cooling system in such a way that it is effective in space and not dependent on sea water as a cooling source. They also end up bolting on a propulsion system so that once in space, the submarine can actually go places. Further modifications include removing the missile launch facilities and using the extra space for supplies or additional systems in space.
Would this work as a space ship? I'm assuming that whatever sealing is done to allow a submarine to get to close to 800 feet of water depth is sufficient to seal the submarine to withstand a vacuum.
Would the metal hull of a submarine provide meaningful protection from any radiation hazards? It seems like it would be useful for protection from micrometeorites or other rogue solid body hazards that might hole a more conventional lightweight space ship.
Edit: US bases in Pakistan have drones which patrol the Wakhan corrider (nuke sniffers)
Here we established a biomimetic high-flux protein delivery system via the introduction of the pillar[5]arene-based hostβguest systems into one side of the hour-glass shaped nanochannels. With a transport flux of 660 lysozymes per minute, the system provides efficient high-flux protein transport at a rate which is significantly higher than that of an unmodified nanochannel and conventional bilateral symmetrical modified nanochannels.
Abstract
Inspired by the nuclear pore complex (NPC), herein we have established a biomimetic high-flux protein delivery system via the ingenious introduction of pillar[5]arene-based hostβguest system into one side of artificial hour-glass shaped nanochannel. With a transport flux of 660 lysozymes per minute, the system provides efficient high-flux protein transport at a rate which is significantly higher than that of an unmodified nanochannel and conventional bilateral symmetrical modified nanochannels. In view of these promising results, the use of artificial nanochannel to improve protein transport not only presents a new potential chemical model for biological research and better understanding of protein transport behavior in the living systems, but also provides a high-flux protein transporter device, which may have applications in the design of protein drug release systems, protein separation systems and microfluidics in the near future.
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Let's say a group of people hated america and they managed to build a powerful nuke somehow, but instead of detonating it in an American city and causing millions of casualties, they decide to detonate in another countries city like Russia or China or even North Korea. Could it possibly start a war despite the us government having nothing to do with it?
I cannot take this 24/7 pain anymore.
This isn't the first time this has crossed my mind but DARPA just announced they awarded 22 million for the design of a nuclear thermal design. One thing that always comes up is "What if it blows up on the pad /on the way to orbit?!"
Well what if it was transported in a dragon capsule that can abort at any point so if anything does do wrong the chances of it "spreading radiation throughout the atmosphere" is severely reduced compared to if it was sent up in one piece with no abort. Something like that should really help with the optics and political backlash against using nuclear reactors.
So how feasible would that be? Especially if it was designed to work that way from the start.
Edit: I do understand that fuel isn't particularly dangerous until it's in the reactor and started. It's not really about that. It's about doing it this way primarily for politics to get the reactor project going easier and to mitigate any risk that is there with the fuel. With politicians holding onto the checkbook it doesn't matter how safe something is if they don't believe it or care. Nuclear in any form is a boogey man for many.
The thought just occurred to me that the little known incident reported here: http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/66150.aspx may have involved the transport of nuclear materials. It would explain both the interest of the UAP as well as the actions of the response team. It is well known that rail has been used to transport nuclear materials but has anyone done any research into whether this CSX train could have been carrying such materials at the time of this incident?
Each one is 20 tons of weight. So either way, you need 3 times of one way trip with KamAZ or KrAz.
Here is what I'm thinking:
- Kiev to Mirny distance roughly 5000 km. So,
KrAZ fuel consumption 35 L / 100 km
(0,35 x 5000) = 1750 L Diesel for each turn
3 x 1750 = 5250 L in total. (with KamAZ 5100 L, no much difference I think)
Bringing 5.2 tons of diesel with you is not a good idea because you need a big vehicle to carry much weight. Which leads more fuel consumption. You should take only 1750 L for each turn. (1.75 tons)
- Each time you need to craft new KrAZ. So, essential materials you should bring with you are:
3 x 25 = 75 Rubber Parts
3 x 25k = 75k Machine Oil
3 x 4 = 12 Car Battery
3 x 10 = 30 Electrical Cable
3 x 200 = 600 Insulating Tape
Welder, Generator, Tool Kit, Crowbar and Hacksaw
Total Weight = 400 kg (roughly)
- What are non-essential parts that you can easily find any city(town) are:
3 x 70 = 210 Auto Spare Parts
3 x 15k = 45k Scrap
3 x 6 = 18 Tires
- So, 1.75 tons of Diesel + 400 kg of essential materials = 2,15 tons of weight (roughly)
That means you need at least UAZ-469 to carry these stuff to the Kiev. (Just for once)
My base is near Ufa and I also have Electric car. I'm thinking of use Electric car (carry weight: 525kg) instead of UAZ even it may takes me 4 times for transporting stuff.
How did you manage this transport? I'm glad if you share your ideas.
I've been faithfully reading FFFs until now, and even having been forewarned by them the enhancements to the game in six years are eye popping. Trains in particular are so nice to work with. Bonus! I never bothered launching a rocket until this play through so I've officially beat the game! It only took six years.
Nuclear is obviously new to me so I've been experimenting with some 2x8 builds. I tested this design a bit in the map editor and it seems fine, but haven't built something that will sustain a 2400MW load yet.
I tried to use pumps > pipes as much as possible for maximum steam throughput. idk if that's overkill but I got the idea from an old post by /u/Smilge.
The png is quite large so I used a random google image host: https://img.onl/hHeihz
Assume adequate water is fed to the top and bottom tanks.
If the blueprint bot doesn't work on posts, I'll add the following as a comment:
!blueprint https://gist.github.com/eggels/195c2a077b0c6f2732a723db8e8a4249
