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Spent nuclear fuel has to cool down in water for a few years. Being spent it is not very prone to partaking in chain reactions; no many neutron poisons, too few
by chickenbig 2y ago
Spent nuclear fuel has to cool down in water for a few years. Being spent it is not very prone to partaking in chain reactions; no many neutron poisons, too few fissionable atoms.
- chickenbig 2y agoTo be fair, I expect the water around the spent nuclear fuel is also borated as an added precaution.