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> There's some material science that needs to be ironed out for commercialization Worth noting that this is no small thing. Materials science is the limiting f
by nicoburns 5y ago
> There's some material science that needs to be ironed out for commercialization
Worth noting that this is no small thing. Materials science is the limiting factor of all molten salt reactors, and has yet to be solved satisfactorily.
- p1mrx 5y agoI like how Moltex asked "wait, why are we pumping all this fuel around in the first place?" https://youtu.be/7qJpVClxzVM?t=536 https://youtu.be/7qJpVClxzVM?t=536
- ncmncm 5y agoMolten has a good point. Pumping, what, tens or hundreds of tons of highly radioactive, hot, corrosive liquid around puts a crushing demand on the perfection of your plumbing, heat exchanger, and pumps. What do you do when (not if, we know plumbing) it leaks?