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> "Why? For the same reason our reactors do not have containment buildings around them, like those in the West. For the same reason we don't use properly enrich
by adamwong246 3y ago
> "Why? For the same reason our reactors do not have containment buildings around them, like those in the West. For the same reason we don't use properly enriched fuel in our cores. For the same reason we are the only nation that builds water-cooled, graphite-moderated reactors with a positive void coefficient. It's cheaper." ~ Valery Legasov, Chernobyl
- asdff 3y agoUSSR could have really been something if only they adopted the US model of just not saving money