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Re:Triso particles have safety features that may power a new... by jabl on Friday July 03, 2020 @05:29PM (#23727824)
The FHRs seem like a nice combination of the safety of Triso fuel and the higher power density and low pressure of MSRs. Wonder why they haven't been studied more..
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Re:Triso particles have safety features that may power a new... by acidburnNSA on Friday July 03, 2020 @05:32PM (#23727846)
It is a pretty new reactor idea, and has lots of benefits. It was popularized recently by MIT Professor (formerly of ORNL) Charles Forsberg. Here's a full presentation showing the case from 2012 [1].

[1] https://whatisnuclear.com/assets/FHR_Project_Presentation_Ja...

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