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Title: Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
Post by: Marlin on Aug 02, 2016, 10:45
Fail-Safe Nuclear Power

Cheaper and cleaner nuclear plants could finally become reality—but not in the United States, where the technology was invented more than 50 years ago.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602051/fail-safe-nuclear-power/ (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602051/fail-safe-nuclear-power/)
Title: Re: Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
Post by: Rennhack on Aug 03, 2016, 06:07
I Didn't know MIT Romney had a blog. [stir]
Title: Re: Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
Post by: Chimera on Aug 04, 2016, 10:33
Gee  . . the article makes it sound like the Chinese have finally caught up to Rickover's Shippingport core with an added wrinkle from the 1950's at oak Ridge.  These modern advances in nuclear technology are really amazing.
Title: Re: Fail-Safe Nuclear Power
Post by: SloGlo on Aug 11, 2016, 10:06
"These modern advances in nuclear technology are really amazing."

watt? cut n paste from the oak ridge web sight?