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A plan C (or maybe A) would be to use the TRISO fuel [1],[2],[3], and it's almost certain that this project will use it (at this point nothing is final, this pa
by credit_guy 5y ago
A plan C (or maybe A) would be to use the TRISO fuel [1],[2],[3], and it's almost certain that this project will use it (at this point nothing is final, this paper is just a call for comments). This fuel is small grains the size of a poppy seed. If you need to leave in a hurry, you just put the fuel in some boxes, maybe mixed with some sand, and load the boxes in an airplane and fly away.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fuel#TRISO_fuel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fuel#TRISO_fuel
[2] https://www.energy.gov/ne/downloads/x-energy-tier-i-awardee https://www.energy.gov/ne/downloads/x-energy-tier-i-awardee
[3] https://www.energy.gov/ne/advanced-reactor-technologies https://www.energy.gov/ne/advanced-reactor-technologies