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Sadly at this scale and using this very premium fuel (medium enriched uranium fuel in low-density, highly-safe TRISO form), this is very likely to be super expe
by acidburnNSA 2y ago
Sadly at this scale and using this very premium fuel (medium enriched uranium fuel in low-density, highly-safe TRISO form), this is very likely to be super expensive for those homes. People in Antarctica might find it a great deal though.
- Centigonal 2y agoMight be nice for remote villages or other areas that would be hard to connect to the grid.
- metalman 2y agoThere are a handfull of artic and other locations worldwide that could benifit, but the 8 year refueling cycle would require twin instsalations to prevent disaterous chaos when service will be required, in any case delivery and the 8 year fuel cycle will require a huge infrastructure investment that would would need to have some way to then generate income, further limiting possible locations. Vs, solar, wind, tidal, hydo,+ battery storage which can be scaled and built up in stages, availible off the shelf today.