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Is it clear which design these smaller generators are using? I am a pro-nuclear power guy, but I'd be slightly concerned with the idea of having more of the con
by tinco 12y ago
Is it clear which design these smaller generators are using? I am a pro-nuclear power guy, but I'd be slightly concerned with the idea of having more of the conventional ones being used as if they're no big deal, even if they're smaller.
- cjslep 12y agoDepends on which small modular reactor. NuScale mentioned in the article is an Integral Pressurized Water Reactor[0]. A PWR is conventional, but I am not sure where your concern stems from since PWRs and BWRs are the most common reactors in the USA and are some of the most thoroughly studied, especially when it comes to passive safety system design and maintenance. [0] http://www.nuscalepower.com/ourtechnology.aspx http://www.nuscalepower.com/ourtechnology.aspx