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If the nuclear reactor was the only thing that needs water, yeah. But if we're at the point of installing a nuclear reactor on Mars, I guess we would also be ac
by throwaway11460 2y ago
If the nuclear reactor was the only thing that needs water, yeah. But if we're at the point of installing a nuclear reactor on Mars, I guess we would also be actively mining and processing water in large quantities.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> if we're at the point of installing a nuclear reactor on Mars, I guess we would also be actively mining and processing water in large quantities A reactor should be among the first things we put down, ahead of the arrival of humans. And even if we’re processing lots of water, it would be a long time before it’s so abundant that sequestering (and irradiating) such a large amount of it is cheaper than other methods.