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I've wondered: can you do cheap nuclear power by simply digging a really deep hole and dropping radioactive fuel down there? No need for moderators or control r
by AtlasBarfed 4y ago
I've wondered: can you do cheap nuclear power by simply digging a really deep hole and dropping radioactive fuel down there? No need for moderators or control rods or containment (aside from the steam coming out of the shaft?
- tim333 4y agoThere have been natural fission reactors in Gabon something like that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reacto... You'd probably have a job getting the permits to do it deliberately.