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The problem is it only generates electricity when the input temperature is 1900-2400 C whereas uranium melts at 1132.2 C.
by MisterTea 5y ago
The problem is it only generates electricity when the input temperature is 1900-2400 C whereas uranium melts at 1132.2 C.
- klyrs 5y agoPassively slurping the heat off a critical puddle of molten uranium is the disruptive startup pitch I'd make to secretly record audience reactions.
- marcosdumay 5y agoWith unmoderated fast neutrons, and critical geometry your startup will be always exceptionally close to booming and taking over a huge flank of the market.
- MisterTea 5y agoYou can use this as an inspirational soundtrack for the presentation: https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/wormboiler https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/wormboiler
- the8472 5y agoMost civilian reactors use uranium dioxide, which has a melting point of 2865°C. Or uranium carbide, which melts at 2350°C