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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by gravypod on Monday June 06, 2022 @09:13AM (#31640009)
I'm not experienced in this but if there was a launch failure isn't that basically a dirty bomb?
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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by vihren on Monday June 06, 2022 @09:16AM (#31640041)
That's the issue exactly. Many things can go wrong if you place a lot of radioactive material on top of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks.
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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by aerostable_slug on Monday June 06, 2022 @03:36PM (#31645009)
Not if it's built correctly. The problem is that would be weight-prohibitive (vs. putting a small nuclear thermoelectric generator into a very tough housing, which has been done for years).
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Re:Small Modular Reactors Exacerbate Challenges of Nuclear W... by hrgiger on Monday June 06, 2022 @09:14AM (#31640021)
yes, I can take that as an answer:)
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