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Up to a point. Such reactors hit a size threshold above which they violently explode, leaving a dense, radioactive core that cannot be disposed of.
by omnicognate 5y ago
Up to a point. Such reactors hit a size threshold above which they violently explode, leaving a dense, radioactive core that cannot be disposed of.
- gpm 5y agoI mean, that's just a failure in the EOL decommissioning mechanism of large instances, in terms of making them bigger, there becomes a point where it becomes difficult (or even impossible) to add more fuel [1], but they don't violently explode until the decommissioning phase. [1] https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/328/is-there-a-theoretical-maximum-size-limit-for-a-star https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/328/is-there-a...
- jacquesm 5y agoI think we can safely leave that to the next generation to clean up, like with all those other contaminated zones.
- ethbr0 5y agoWith all the extra energy, I'm sure we'd be able to find and budget for an EOL solution. After all, I'd be insanity to consume massive amounts of energy without accounting for its future costs.