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The designers of new reactors (the one in this article specifically, and others too) claim that the design is inherently safe and has no possibility of catastro
by anon84873628 2y ago
The designers of new reactors (the one in this article specifically, and others too) claim that the design is inherently safe and has no possibility of catastrophic meltdown.
If this is true, then you are greatly overestimating the downside costs.
The result of a failed system won't be as inert and benign as a failed solar panel, but it is also unlikely to be "fuck up the entire city", especially when considering the smaller modular deployment.
- lifeisstillgood 2y ago>>> If this is true, The cheque is in the post, I will still respect you in the morning, Come on. I’m not saying new designs are Rube Goldberg machines flinging radioactive waste around, but “perfectly safe for the next hundred or five hundred years” is complete rubbish. There is no such thing. This is not about engineering - this is about humans, how humans react in the face of profitable deals, and the history of engineering safe systems (one death or catastrophe at a time)