They'd have to take the long view. First is the power plant - what kind is it, what needs to be done (as you've mentioned) to get it working etc. Does that power plant type need to be the one running or is an older type better for the meantime? Transmission lines ... how is power brought from the power plant to the factory(ies) and residences? How far is it? More questions would surely arise in the process.
Tim
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 4:17 PM, Richard Perks <> wrote:
>Does anyone have any thoughts about those RCES
bootstrap missions. If they are trying to restablish a world's pre-coolapse
industrial base, how much of the old industrial stuff still remains, and how
much effort does the RCES have to make to get factories etc. back up and
running.
>
>A large supply of power is obvious as is the tech
knowledge to run it. They will obviously have to replace certain components -
ones with limited life such as seals, but is that it. Is it just spending a few
£ to get the plant back up and running or is it a major rebuild
job.
>
>If they are goimg to have to spend in the orer of
50% of the buiuld cost to get pre-collapse plant up and running, then the RCES
plans to expand over diaspora and build sufficient infrastructure are not going
to happen in a few years but will take a decade at least - even if they only
fully uplift a few choice worlds.
>
>Cheers
>Richard
>
>
>
Tim
On Thursday, April 3, 2014 4:17 PM, Richard Perks <> wrote:
>Does anyone have any thoughts about those RCES
bootstrap missions. If they are trying to restablish a world's pre-coolapse
industrial base, how much of the old industrial stuff still remains, and how
much effort does the RCES have to make to get factories etc. back up and
running.
>
>A large supply of power is obvious as is the tech
knowledge to run it. They will obviously have to replace certain components -
ones with limited life such as seals, but is that it. Is it just spending a few
£ to get the plant back up and running or is it a major rebuild
job.
>
>If they are goimg to have to spend in the orer of
50% of the buiuld cost to get pre-collapse plant up and running, then the RCES
plans to expand over diaspora and build sufficient infrastructure are not going
to happen in a few years but will take a decade at least - even if they only
fully uplift a few choice worlds.
>
>Cheers
>Richard
>
>
>