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That depends on the design. Molten salt and pebble bed reactors for example cannot fail catastrophically - it's physically impossible for either of those design
by camperman 13y ago
That depends on the design. Molten salt and pebble bed reactors for example cannot fail catastrophically - it's physically impossible for either of those designs to do so.
But I agree with you on the economics. The alternative to not going nuclear energy is running out of oil or not being able to afford it. The initial expense is irrelevant in that light.
- welterde 13y agoYou might want to read up on the AVR reactor (an pebble bed reactor). The reactor assembly is so radioactive that it will be stored for 60 years first, before they can safely dismantle it. And as for pebble bed reactors cannot fail catastrophically.. AVR almost did (water leaked into the He primary cooling cycle).
- camperman 13y agoDamn - that's depressing. Thanks for the heads up. The safety report that I've now just read on the AVR says: "A safe operation at hot gas temperatures near to those suitable for process heat applications can currently not be guaranteed by pebble bed reactors, even if a gas tight containment is present."
- rfvtgb123 13y ago>Molten salt and pebble bed reactors Both failed miserably due to extreme safety problems with every design tried. Stop reiterating propaganda and read up on what actually happened.