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It’s a shame new ones can’t be built! New reactor designs are far more efficient and safe. There are designs you could leave unattended with no power indefinite
by jakespracher 7y ago
It’s a shame new ones can’t be built! New reactor designs are far more efficient and safe. There are designs you could leave unattended with no power indefinitely and they would never melt down
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612940/the-new-safer-nuclear-reactors-that-might-help-stop-climate-change/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612940/the-new-safer-nucl...
The problem is we can’t build them cost effectively. Toshiba had to sell it’s 18 billion memory chip business to cover the losses of its nuclear division.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westinghouse-nucle-idUSKBN17Y0CQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westin...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westinghouse-bankr/toshiba-reaches-deal-to-help-resolve-westinghouse-bankruptcy-rebuild-finances-idUSKBN1F7028 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westin...