Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors
by bb88 on Monday October 14, 2024 @09:52PM
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> although if the coolant lost and replaced with air you would get a nasty Chernobyl-style graphite fire
Or alternatively, radioactive dust could be released into the atmosphere such as THTR-300 did.
INL did a gap analysis in 2011 between what was known and what needed research. The german AVR reactor had technical issues that weren't expected -- dust being one of them.
Or alternatively, radioactive dust could be released into the atmosphere such as THTR-300 did.
INL did a gap analysis in 2011 between what was known and what needed research. The german AVR reactor had technical issues that weren't expected -- dust being one of them.
https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/5026004.pdf
From what I can tell the dust issue is still a point of contention.