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LANL built a reactor like that, with liquid fuel in tungsten capsules. It was called LAMPRE. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4368180-operation-plutonium-fueled-fas
by acidburnNSA 4y ago
LANL built a reactor like that, with liquid fuel in tungsten capsules. It was called LAMPRE.
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4368180-operation-plutonium-fueled-fast-reactor-lampre https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4368180-operation-plutonium-fuel...
- pfdietz 4y agoTantalum capsules. Molten plutonium is darn corrosive.
- acidburnNSA 4y agoEven better.