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Re:BYU profs create new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear e... by robertlagrant on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:10AM (#33119712)
> No, because if a coal plant springs a leak

We still build them to not spring a leak, which I think was OP's point.

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Re:BYU profs create new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear e... by Retric on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:58AM (#33120050)
Engineering is all about designing stuff that will break under specific situations. 150ATM with a safety factor of 2 or more needs to be stronger than 220ATM with a safety factor of 1.

This is one of the reasons nuclear power plants have relatively low power plant efficiency, they want more headroom before stuff breaks.

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