Why “reactor” is being discussed
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Nuclear is a dead end. The technology is dangerous, a terrorist/war target, extremely expensive, makes you dependant of uranium producers and enriching facilities (or, faci…
by PowerElectronix · Sep 30, 2026
See reply above. That's my point. By "free" I mean that you need so little fuel over the lifetime of the reactor the cost is negligible compared to all the other extensive costs…
by idontwantthis · Sep 30, 2026
The logic for a "small" reactor is that it's one that can rely on passive cooling in the event of a shutdown so that it doesn't have to be actively cooled to avoid a meltdown. T…
by jordanb · Sep 30, 2026
Uranium mining, milling, conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication are all not free. Because of protection from radioactive radiation, you have higher costs handling anything…
by legulere · Sep 30, 2026
A nuclear power plant is a coal power plant except. It has incredibly strict requirements for safety, we are talking SOP & Risk assesment for climbing up a 3ft ladder There is a…
by vablings · Sep 30, 2026
The reactor vessel is technically always factory made, and the containment building (pit?) structures are built as separate prefabricated modules that are just lowered into the…
by alightsoul · Sep 30, 2026
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