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Are you talking about the Kilopower project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilopower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilopower it’s completely different design fr
by andyxor 5y ago
Are you talking about the Kilopower project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilopower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilopower
it’s completely different design from conventional “pressurized water” reactors with drastically reduced complexity, using heat pipes and solid core, it’s more like a battery really, and we’ve been sending nuclear batteries to space for many decades