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Does Mercury not have any useful radioactive material to provide more power?
by trebligdivad 6mo ago
Does Mercury not have any useful radioactive material to provide more power?
- andrewflnr 6mo agoI guess it might. I wouldn't plan on it without a very detailed survey though, to say the least. Whereas solar is definitely right there. (And you still have to worry about cooling either way.)
- NoMoreNicksLeft 6mo agoAre there reactor designs that could work up there? There's not much water for coolant.
- ethmarks 6mo agoThere are other substances that can be used for reactor coolant. Molten salt reactors are actually substantially more efficient than water-cooled reactors because they have a higher operating temperature. You can also use liquid metal as coolant, such as lead or bismuth.