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South Africa almost got something similar, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). Well ahead of its time and excellent technology, with Westinghouse involved as
by _djo_ 3y ago
South Africa almost got something similar, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). Well ahead of its time and excellent technology, with Westinghouse involved as a partner at one point and having bought some of the IP. [0]
If only that had been continued.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_modular_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_modular_reactor
- pfdietz 3y agoPebble bed reactors have problems. The fuel is more expensive to fabricate, activated dust comes off the pebbles as they abrade each other, the pebbles can crack and jam, and the volume of the spent fuel is high, increasing the cost of dealing with it.