Where, exactly, is this... I spent a week in Orkney a few years ago (we drove
up from Glasgow, also an interesting proposition) - it's worth a visit for the
prehistoric archaeology (largest prehistoric settlement still preserved at
Skara Brae, for instance, but realistically the dig at the Ness of Brodgar
(http://www.nessofbrodgar.com/) is more interesting. And, of course in the
summer, it never really gets dark at night. Don't go in the Winter.
Did they sink it off the northern coast in Kirkwall or on the south side at
Scapa Flow? (where there's plenty of sunken ships to keep it company)
They talk about how harsh the environment is - yeah, there's not many trees on
the islands, but the water is surprisingly warm, and the waves aren't all that
big. It's nothing like being on an oil rig in the North Sea, for instance (I've
not been there, but have heard stories). Scapa Flow is apparently a big scuba
diving destination, for instance.
Sounds a bit like a "let's make a good PR story out of this" - and with
convenient access to civilization - Orkney is a whole lot more comfortable than
a lot of other places off the coast of Scotland (or France, for that matter)
On 6/7/18, 2:19 PM, "Beowulf on behalf of Chris Samuel"
<beowulf-boun...@beowulf.org on behalf of ch...@csamuel.org> wrote:
On Friday, 8 June 2018 12:20:04 AM AEST Prentice Bisbal wrote:
> I imagine it would have to be filtered, too, to keep small marine life
> and debris from clogging up the piping. I wonder if any forms of marine
> life in that part of the ocean would like the warm water inside the
> heat exchangers or at the exhaust and try to make it their homes.
Seaweed and jellyfish have been known to cause issues for Scottish nuclear
reactors, so I suspect this wouldn't be immune to those worries either!
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16066525.Scots_nuclear_reactor_shut_down_over_seaweed_concern/
All the best,
Chris
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