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Is this the one where they brought in a nuclear reactor? edit: Yes, it was the PM-2A. A "portable" (but larger) version similar to the infamous SL-1. https://
by alnwlsn 1y ago
Is this the one where they brought in a nuclear reactor?
edit: Yes, it was the PM-2A. A "portable" (but larger) version similar to the infamous SL-1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Nuclear_Power_Program#List_of_plants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Nuclear_Power_Program#Lis...
- robotnikman 1y agoI feel like commercial nuclear power would be better off using these much safer and smaller reactors than building massive powerplants.
- alnwlsn 1y agoI don't disagree, however I find it a bit ironic to see a comment like this under one that mentions the SL-1. It's one of the few nuclear disasters we know of where the reactor for-sure went prompt critical, causing the fuel to explode and kill 3 people. It was no Chernobyl, but I'd doubt you would find many that would call the design of that particular small reactor safe. Hopefully the developers of today's small reactors have learned the lesson: "don't build a reactor that can be controlled by just one control rod which also gets stuck all the time."