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Your small nuclear reactor is going to need almost as much engineering , plumbing, safety mechanism, personnel, maintenance, etc... as your big nuclear reactor.
by Arodex 4mo ago
Your small nuclear reactor is going to need almost as much engineering , plumbing, safety mechanism, personnel, maintenance, etc... as your big nuclear reactor.
- 0-_-0 4mo agoNot if it's mass produced
- palata 4mo agoLet's distribute the risk everywhere, what could go wrong?
- chickenbig 4mo agoSiting of an SMR is somewhat different (albeit related) to the SMR concept itself. You might cluster them together (like the plans for 3 RR SMR at Wylfa and 3 at Ringhals in Sweden).
- crote 4mo agoMass-produced reactors don't need operators or guards?
- chickenbig 4mo ago> almost as much engineering , plumbing, safety mechanism, personnel, maintenance, etc Sure, that is economics, not thermodynamics. I don't necessarily agree with the SMR manifesto, but it is conceivable that improved financing, construction, operation and oversight could make an SMR cheaper than a larger reactor.