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Re:Ultra Safe Nuclear by rurounijones on Thursday September 17, 2020 @12:31PM (#24506712)
The US Navy has been successfully operating Nuclear Reactors without incident for decades in the harshest environments on earth [1]

It can be done safely.

https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/security/fact0604...

Re:Ultra Safe Nuclear by Klinky on Thursday September 17, 2020 @05:23PM (#24510121)
Apples to oranges. Reactor designs are completely different. They are basically set it and forget it designs that then require extremely costly refueling and refurbishment.

Edit: I was wrong, the Ultra Safe Nuclear plan is somewhat similar. My comparison was with typical power grid reactor designs, not disposable reactors like what's being proposed.

Re:Ultra Safe Nuclear by wmf on Thursday September 17, 2020 @07:05PM (#24511026)
That sounds exactly like the submission we're (supposed to be) discussing.
Re:Ultra Safe Nuclear by Klinky on Thursday September 17, 2020 @07:20PM (#24511152)
You're actually right, in this case it is pretty comparable, so it's closer to apples to apples, which brings up concerns about costs and commercial viability of such a project, but that's not really point of this thread.