Why “Reactor” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
As I thought. So you claim as representative, not the average and not the median of nuclear power plants. But the most expensive nuclear power plants ever produced. Even without…
by mpweiher · Nov 1, 2026
You keep proving you don't understand what actually happened at Chernobyl or have a sense of scale of the energies involved. Hydrogen gas exploding is a completely different thi…
by UltraSane · Nov 1, 2026
The point of the hypersonic missile catastrophe was something I had not considered and is an excellent point. I think that is true with all critical infrastructure to some exten…
by silver92bullet · Oct 31, 2026
I wish Commonwealth Fusion Systems to sucessed in the plan for commercial fusion electricity production, but they still have many technical problems to solve. They will probably…
by leonidasrup · Oct 31, 2026
The nests stop being a concern once you have significant production and a few hundred logistics bots. Then you just build walls beyond the pollution range and place a gun turret…
by tyan-xiao-12 · Oct 31, 2026
The technology absolutely exist, and CFS are proving it. Please note the date. This is the reactor being built. CFS has come a long way since inception. DEMO is a joke. https:&#…
by Gud · Oct 31, 2026
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