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This is why we should be investing in thorium reactors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Thorium_as_a_nuclear_fuel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Tho

by jarin 16y ago

This is why we should be investing in thorium reactors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Thorium_as_a_nuclear_fuel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium#Thorium_as_a_nuclear_fu... They apparently self-regulate in the event of a power loss, plus they can be used to "burn up" spent fuel from traditional reactors.

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jarek 16y ago
In the meanwhile, I'm glad we have invested in conventional safety systems for legacy reactors.
pjscott 16y ago
That doesn't really apply here. Any decent nuclear reactor will shut itself down when things get hairy. The reactors in question all shut down, very nice and orderly. The remaining issue here is dealing with the decay heat from the fission products in the fuel. That is what's overtaxing the cooling system right now.