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The white paper was pretty interesting. I'd certainly like to see Transatomic build a demonstration reactor. If you can really meet the promises of a half the
by lawtguy 12y ago
The white paper was pretty interesting. I'd certainly like to see Transatomic build a demonstration reactor. If you can really meet the promises of a half the cost and better safety, this could be key in getting carbon emissions under control.
A few questions (which hopefully are not stupid ones):
1) How does the auxiliary containment make the fuel safe? Does it just need to be large enough to let the fuel spread out and eventually cool down?
2) Is there any concern about maintenance of the auxiliary containment unit? Seems like the sort of thing that might have corners cut around it.
3) If the worst happens and plug unfreezes or the reactor breaks and fills up the auxiliary containment, what happens to the reactor and the surrounding area? Can this sort of thing be cleaned up and the reactor restarted or is this a bury it in concrete and leave it alone for 200 years sort of thing?