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Re:Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Overcome Existing Barriers... by Aelinsaar on Monday May 23, 2016 @09:48AM (#11753798)
A positive void coefficient doesn't have to be suicidal or stupid, it just was in that design. See: CANDU
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Re:Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Overcome Existing Barriers... by witty_username on Monday May 23, 2016 @11:47AM (#11754601)
CANDU has a very small positive void coefficient.
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Re:Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Overcome Existing Barriers... by Aelinsaar on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @09:23AM (#11761296)
I didn't say anything about a large void coefficient, and I pointed to CANDU as an example of a reasonable beta, responsibly managed.
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