Smart meters, less smart companies

Mike2 said:
I once went to a talk about the advantages of having loads of small nuclear reactors. By small, I mean maybe 2m diameter, 5m tall.
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Was that by RR?
They've recently been pushing for multiple small nuclear generators, presumably based around their submarine reactors which I'd guess would be that sort of size.
 
MikeSh said:
Was that by RR?
They've recently been pushing for multiple small nuclear generators, presumably based around their submarine reactors which I'd guess would be that sort of size.
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Yes, About the size of a sub reactor.
 
If they start installing Toshiba reactors anywhere near where I live I think I'll move to another country, I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw the reactor, after owning a Toshiba laptop that had to to have two replacement motherboards (they don't make laptops anymore) and two replacement Toshiba smart meter comms. units ( the current comms. unit is made by WNC)
 
My experience with a Toshiba portable USB drive isn't too good either. It wasn't supposed to be Toshiba but it was one of those Argos replacement products. To be fair it still works (that'll jinx it), but I've had loads of problems with dodgy connectors. So much so I've had to blu-tac the drive to an old CD case with a bit "piddled" out to secure the USB connector to the drive. The computer end connection is a bit temperamental as well. The Toshiba TV my mother had was a piece of :poop: as well - the backlight failed.
 
The reactors may be that small but the perimeter security needed to protect them against accidental or wilful damage would need to be considerably larger. Nuclear submarine sized I should think with a full complement of marines to stand 24/7 guard! :rolleyes:
 
gomezz said:
The reactors may be that small but the perimeter security needed to protect them against accidental or wilful damage would need to be considerably larger. Nuclear submarine sized I should think with a full complement of marines to stand 24/7 guard! :rolleyes:
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See this article from about a month ago, about half way down, in the section headed "The renewable challenge", for an artist's impression:
Rolls-Royce plans 16 mini-nuclear plants for UK

Overweight sub just about sums it up :)
 
gomezz said:
The reactors may be that small but the perimeter security needed to protect them against accidental or wilful damage would need to be considerably larger
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Has anybody considered the possibility of them being a terrorist target - either to pinch the fuel or, by "wilful damage", cause an explosion.
 
EEPhil said:
My experience with a Toshiba portable USB drive isn't too good either. It wasn't supposed to be Toshiba but it was one of those Argos replacement products. To be fair it still works (that'll jinx it), but I've had loads of problems with dodgy connectors. So much so I've had to blu-tac the drive to an old CD case with a bit "piddled" out to secure the USB connector to the drive. The computer end connection is a bit temperamental as well. The Toshiba TV my mother had was a piece of :poop: as well - the backlight failed.
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Drive attached to the FoxSat HDR – Toshiba. Only flat screen I paid to have hauled away – Toshiba.

Does anyone (apart from SSE/Ovo) think I’m going to get a smart meter working in smart mode with -89 dBm 8 asu and a huge amount of electrical noise? Ovo actually say that these things shouldn’t be in a cupboard, and not shoehorned in like a battery hen.

The second generation meters (if I actually got one) use “a similar wireless technology.”. There may be less contention but otherwise I doubt there would be much difference. The display looks more interesting than DeadEnders or Celebrity Clog Dancing, but less entertaining than YouTube.
 
Mike2 said:
Yes. The big ones, too.
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They ought to be easier to defend, although I'm beginning to doubt myself now. Not a nuclear reactor, but on a visit to Aldermaston many years ago went in through front entrance - well guarded and escorted by armed police officer to see a tank under test. Lunch was a visit to a local pub, out and back through a side entrance and just wave a piece of paper (in the style of Chamberlain) at the person manning the exit. Almost anyone could have got in there.
 
Ex Libris said:
The second generation meters (if I actually got one) use “a similar wireless technology.”.
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From a thread on a different forum I understand there are two different technologies used depending on which part of the country you are in (possible a north-south divide). I wasn't paying much attention as I'm not looking to have a smart meter until after I die, but I understood that one uses cellphone comms and the other has a dedicated wireless system.
 
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