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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by roenxi on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @04:56AM (#41846476)
The thing about R&D spending is that it is speculative. Even if that question does have satisfying answers; it is unreasonable to expect people to prove that R&D will have a commercially successful outcomes with foresight.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by cyberax on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @12:39PM (#41850384)
Then why not fund fusion reactors?

Or maybe thorium reactors ON A ZEPPELIN! With microwave power transmission. After all, if the objective to spend money on research, then what can be cooler than a nuclear reactor on a blimp?

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by roenxi on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @08:59PM (#41854653)
If you actually think that is a good idea you can try to give it a go. There are worse things to dedicate a life to and it might have big applications in disaster recovery scenarios or something.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by LargoLasskhyfv on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @01:23AM (#41855867)
You know? That sounds actually interesting because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen-moderated_self-regula...

Hydrogen can be so hawt!1!!

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