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Know new nukes

I just saw this article in American Scientist on compact power reactors for remote locations.  This one is a 10 MWe sodium cooled with a 30 year reactor core life.  When the fuel is burned up, they plan to remove and replace  the core.  Fascinating that nuclear power is making a comeback.  Additional info is at DOE and

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 12:45 am and is filed under Energy and Environment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Know new nukes”

  1. Rita Bradley Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Do you think it’s a good idea for nuclear power to make a comeback. I hear that it’s been very successful in other countries.

  2. bill Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    I think that climate change from Carbon Dioxide in the atmospher is so dangerous that nuclear power will be necessary, and will make a comeback here in the states.

    Nevertheless, the problem of waste remains unsolved, which is its achille’s heel.

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