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I agree, well expanded. The mechanism seems to be a lot safer in a liquid thorium reactor where the thorium drains away into a safety chamber in the event of a
by hygap 13y ago
I agree, well expanded. The mechanism seems to be a lot safer in a liquid thorium reactor where the thorium drains away into a safety chamber in the event of a similar disaster.
I just wanted to point out the events the article portrays are incorrect and the writer could have conveyed this message without insinuating there was a meltdown due to the failure of the (wait he says fuel rods not control rods....) O well.
- mnw21cam 13y agoAnother advantage with a liquid fuel is that you can do a continuous reprocessing cycle (pump the fuel through a chemical plant) to remove nasties from the system. With solid fuel pellets all you can do is hope that the pellet doesn't crack and let the nasties out. Having no pressure vessel with ultra-superheated water and a 1000-times-the-size containment building around it in case it all suddenly turns into steam helps too.