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Wow, I remember lots of buzz on HN about Transatomic a few years ago and did not realize how much they had to backtrack on their initial claims: - From 75X ele
by abalone 8y ago
Wow, I remember lots of buzz on HN about Transatomic a few years ago and did not realize how much they had to backtrack on their initial claims:
- From 75X electricity per ton of uranium all the way down to 2X
- No longer re-using spent fuel
What happened? And are the competing startups using molten salt doing any better?
- DennisP 8y agoTransatomic claimed to get as much energy from uranium as a fast reactor, without actually being a fast reactor. I never understood how that could be possible and wasn't surprised when it turned out it wasn't. Other MSR startups are doing fine. Elysium, Moltex, and Terrapower's MSR actually are fast reactors. Terrestrial Energy and Thorcon aren't making those claims in the first place. Terrestrial Energy especially is making great progress with regulators.