[nomad]

What about that new design, I believe its called the Pebble Bed Reactor. From what I`ve read, its an inherently stable design from the stand point of meltdown as they (the European designers) have turned off the cooling systems for days and not been able to melt the ceramic encased fuel balls.And what about all that decommissioned weapons material, take about turning swords into plowshares.Question though, can weapons grade materials be safely used in reactors?

[djf]

I’m sure it can be processed into fuel rods. Or pellets. I think the reactor stuff has some added ingredients in it, something about modulating the neutron speeds or whatever.

There is, after all, even now a considerable demand for uranium ore. One has to hope and assume it is for power generation and not weapons.