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Re:First contact made with melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima ... by afterburner on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:38PM (#19195794)
What's the power output of those I imagine much smaller reactors, compared to ones meant to power entire regions and millions of consumers? What did they cost to build? What risks are there, compared to regular reactors?
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Re:First contact made with melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima ... by javagram on Sunday February 24, 2019 @10:18AM (#19238846)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Naval_...

The A1B being installed on the newest carriers is a 700 MW unit being installed in a pair, so 1.4 GW total. That number seems comparable to a lot of commercial power generation, e.g. Vermont Yankee is a 620 MW plant.

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