Nuclear Heat and Power for In-situ Oil Production and Variable Electricity

摘要

1. Advantages 1.1 Off foreign oil 1.2 Lowest-greenhouse-footprint fossil liquid fuel 1.3 Enable large scale renewables 1.3.1 Provides backup power 1.3.2 Absorbs excess electricity at peak generation 1.4 Potentially favorable economics 2. Disadvantages 2.1 Cuts across government, business (oil and utility), and regulatory boundaries (air, land, water, fed, state, etc.) 2.2 Many unknowns yet to address.