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You could build the reactors inside the mountains to improve the security and effects of things like meltdowns.
by christkv 4mo ago
You could build the reactors inside the mountains to improve the security and effects of things like meltdowns.
- jokteur 4mo agoFunny thing you mention that. We had a nuclear meltdown in an experimental reactor in Lucens (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucens_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucens_reactor).
- IsTom 4mo agoIt raises cost, makes access difficult in case a recoverable accident happens and there's still possibility of groundwater contamination if things go wrong.
- fc417fc802 4mo ago> there's still possibility of groundwater contamination if things go wrong. That's going to depend on the geology.
- ivanjermakov 4mo agoAs if construction cost wasn't the biggest expense already.
- crote 4mo agoSure, but it makes cooling extremely difficult. And due to the confined environment any kind of incident response is needlessly difficult.