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Guys. It's a pun. This how article titles work. Welcome to the last 50 years of American journalism.
by aetherson 10y ago
Guys. It's a pun. This how article titles work. Welcome to the last 50 years of American journalism.
- castis 10y agoHN has been on an extreme title pedantry kick for a bit now. Hoping it cools off a little.
- stock_toaster 10y agoWhat is the expected half-life of the cooling period?
- exabrial 10y agoI thought the pun was obvious; after all, that would be a waste of unspent material.....
- jefurii 10y ago"Extreme pedantry"! I like the sound of that! Makes me want to listen to some MC Frontalot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7sKhHPKqAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7sKhHPKqAc
- vacri 10y agoThese kinds of puns have been around nearly as long as newspapers themselves.
- Dylan16807 10y agoThe pun is fine. The noun/verb confusion on 'claims' is an issue.
- tbrownaw 10y agoBut how would a reactor claim anything?
- Dylan16807 10y agoYou can omit "a spokesman for".
- yongjik 10y agoMelting Molten Salt Reactor Claim Claims Yet Another Startup as Casualty?
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- stagbeetle 10y agoMolten Salt Reactor claims "It was I who allowed the alliance to know the location of the shield generator."
- velodrome 10y agoExcept molten salt reactors (MSRs) do NOT have meltdowns.
- acidburnNSA 10y agoRight... "they're already melted!" as the adage goes. They do exhibit passive decay heat removal, which is a major safety advantage allowing for walk-away safety. The thing that has not been demonstrated at commercial scale yet though is whether or not the already-melted fuel can be contained properly without plating out all over the heat exchangers, etc. I'm sure it can be done. Just will take some patience.