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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant Yep. And anything touched by the neutron flux
by jnxx 6y ago
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monju_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Yep. And anything touched by the neutron flux would become radioactive if it captures neutrons. For example steel, normal steel contains carbon, carbon captures neutrons, so the steel becomes radioactive, and also brittle. And then you need wiring and insulation and coolant and pumps and all that.