Yes, it is. But, I also think it is important to promote the new pebble bed technology, because it makes meltdowns obsolete. I like the Japanese and I hope they get through this okay.
I must say I have to question their siting. I can’t believe they were built so close to the coast.
Nuclear cloud....ain’t no thing for the Japanese.
Terrifying for US.
thats a very interesting observation...
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You can pull a nuclear sub up to an island or city and power the entire island or city from a reactor the size of a small office. Why is it that every commercial reactor built for the same task is roughly the size of Vermont and costs billions piled on billions? I’m guessing that Congress doesn’t want lots of little reactors inside steel vessels (rather than concrete manufactured in their district) powering cities.
I’ve never heard of pebble reactors and will go look them up, but the type reactor we’ve been building is ridiculous. There should be lots of little reactors located in contained units with enough coolant located in attached towers to douse them without using pumps.
I agree, it’s time to revisit nuclear power.