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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by PaulHoule on Friday January 14, 2022 @02:46PM (#29939362)
Sometimes you open the box. There could be 'cartridge reactors' that live in a stylish hutch and only get opened at the factory, but if this is the first one they will probably need to open it and poke around inside for some reason.

Even if it only gets opened at the factory then you have to worry about the factory.

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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by marcosdumay on Friday January 14, 2022 @04:31PM (#29940721)
That one is reasonably easy. You make sure that you only open the box when it's not molten. It's much easier than the nuclear part.
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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by PaulHoule on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:13PM (#29941200)
If the sodium is cold you will have the hardest time getting the fuel rods in and out to refuel.
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Re:Nuclear startup Oklo gets thumbs-down from regulators by ClumsyPilot on Friday January 14, 2022 @08:32PM (#29942726)
If sodium solidifies, you gace ruined the reactor - its a metal solid mass in your pipes
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