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[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 1 points 18 hours ago

Despise nuclear pop-sci journalism so much. It’s borderline science fiction.

[–] arymandias@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

didn’t france build one of these, and then the people in the neighboring village bought rocket launchers and threatened to blow it up. or is this a different technology?

I remember the problem was that instead of a meltdown these reactors turn into a bomb if the reaction gets out of control.

[–] EatPotatoes@hexbear.net 1 points 17 hours ago

That’s fast neutron. China also has those as the most readily available technology for closing the fuel cycle. This is a convoluted accelerator driven system.