Re:The world needs nuclear power and we shouldn’t be afraid ...
by petre on Saturday October 24, 2020 @02:34AM
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> The potential tech breakthroughs (SMRs) are far less technologically mature than any of our other options
They're conventional reactors of 10x smaller size using LEU. Kind of like naval reactors but without enriched nuclear fuel used on military ships designed to operate for 30 yr without refueling the reactor. They can make better safety guarantees than utility scale.
They're conventional reactors of 10x smaller size using LEU. Kind of like naval reactors but without enriched nuclear fuel used on military ships designed to operate for 30 yr without refueling the reactor. They can make better safety guarantees than utility scale.