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Interest in Mount Spurr isn’t new. The state has held geothermal lease sales there since the ’80s.
But the resource has never been successfully harnessed or developed.
Step one is just locating it, said Steve Masterman, the director of the state’s Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
“First, you have to find the resource, he said. Understanding the geology is really a key part to that.”
The basic idea of geothermal is to harness the heat contained below the earth’s surface, in the form of steam and water. Geothermal’s a renewable resource, and like other renewables, can be used to heat homes or generate electricity.
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The project will likely involve very significant elements of local fabrication of the non-nuclear long lead time components such as the turbines. Although labor costs in India will be lower than in Finland and France, the total expenditures for all six units could come in at $4,000/Kw or just under $40 billion.
What is the EDF Deal?
EDF said in its statement that it has filed “a binding offer” to supply engineering studies and equipment to build six, third-generation EPR reactors in Jaitapur. . Construction is expected to take 15 years, but the site should be able to start generating electricity as the first unit comes online probably in less than six years. The contract is not a done deal EDF said, but it expressed confidence that it would be signed off NPCIL in later this year.
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A rendering of an Oklo Aurora powerhouse. Advances in small-scale nuclear power plants are inspiring new efforts to deploy them to rural Alaska to provide low-cost energy and replace diesel-fueled power. (Photo/Courtesy/Gensler)
As parts of Alaska hit new record lows for April blizzard conditions, negative 70 degree wind chill, and temperatures more than 40 degrees below zero in some parts of the state we’re reminded, as we often are during winter months, to be grateful for the comfort of warm shelters that stand up to even the most wicked of weather events.
That comfort comes easier in some places than others.