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This could be a good start, but it also seems to be lacking in some critical areas. Existing molten salt reactors have found the molten salt to be more corrosi
by m0llusk 8y ago
This could be a good start, but it also seems to be lacking in some critical areas. Existing molten salt reactors have found the molten salt to be more corrosive than expected. This means that components in contact with the flow of molten salt may need extensive engineering for safe operations. Given the history of unexpected leaks it seems there also need to be precautions to avoid and limit leaks and also to respond to leaks when they do occur. On top of all of this one of the subtle problems with nuclear power is the sheer amount of precautions that need to be taken for reasonably safe operation begin to eat away at the efficiency of the whole operation. Just how efficient such a reactor might be over its operational lifetime is an extremely important question that is also not addressed yet.