Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de...
by AnonymousPlanet on Sunday July 31, 2022 @06:47AM
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> I could never understand why we didn't build these for civilian use (cost I figured) but now we will
Is there a single small nuclear reactor of this kind that has ever been successfully dismantled? As far as I know, all small nuclear reactors that have ever been used by any navy are still in storage somewhere [1] until someone figures out how to get rid of them properly. Maybe that's one of the reasons why they aren't common in civilian use.
[1] Well, except for those still in use or on the ground of the ocean somewhere.
Is there a single small nuclear reactor of this kind that has ever been successfully dismantled? As far as I know, all small nuclear reactors that have ever been used by any navy are still in storage somewhere [1] until someone figures out how to get rid of them properly. Maybe that's one of the reasons why they aren't common in civilian use.
[1] Well, except for those still in use or on the ground of the ocean somewhere.