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Can't a nuclear energy plant run continuously? (Genuinely asking.)
by martinflack 5y ago
Can't a nuclear energy plant run continuously? (Genuinely asking.)
- coryrc 5y agoThey must be shutdown to be refueled regularly, but it can be planned for.
- epistasis 5y agoRefueling usually takes a long time, minimum three weeks, and a month is common: https://www.outagecalendar.com/ https://www.outagecalendar.com/
- fulafel 5y agoForever? No. For the design life of the reactor? Possibly, for a purpouse designed reactor type. If you want it today, there's the nuclear radioisotope thermoelectric generator, in use since the 50s and used on many spacecraft.