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To: Rebelbase

Is the salt the moderator? If it drains away, what stops latent heat from melting the core?


9 posted on 12/29/2020 6:57:04 PM PST by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp

Dont worry

What fool is going to build nuclear, at 20 cents a kilowatt hour, when you can build operate and fuel a gas fired power plant for less than 4 cents a kilowatt hour?

This is just another scam to make money doing studies that will never go anywhere


10 posted on 12/29/2020 7:07:29 PM PST by OVERTIME (Tammie Lee Haynes)
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To: SeeSharp

Molten salt reactors were invented in the early 60’s for the purpose of making a nuclear reactor that could be used in a plane. They are different from the water cooled reactors in common usage today. When water is superheated it dissociates into hydrogen and oxygen so extreme pressure is a result. Molten salt never boils so the pressure doesn’t build up to explosive levels.


21 posted on 01/01/2021 6:17:06 PM PST by webheart (Coronavirus, I give up. Come get me.)
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