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Re:BYU profs create new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear e... by HPsquared on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:53AM (#33120016)
Indeed no deaths, but very expensive.

K-19 is an example of a loss of coolant event due to failure of a pipe, resulting in 22 deaths. (Not civilian, but it's an example of the forces at play- civilian reactors have more layers of protection of course).

The point being, it happens.

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Re:BYU profs create new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear e... by the_other on Friday October 07, 2022 @08:18AM (#33120219)
> very expensive

So... jobs created, businesses paid - sounds like a functioning economy to me.

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Re:BYU profs create new nuclear reactor to produce nuclear e... by wongarsu on Saturday October 08, 2022 @08:36AM (#33131786)
Not so great if you have to price insurance against such accidents into your operating costs; while competing against other means of electricity generation.
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