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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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