https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Generation_IV_nuclear_reactors
The link is one example for your consideration. the situation you describe is from what has been termed a gen 2 nuclear reactor, (three mile island — Chernobel) The reactions that I was describing are not available and already producing, but they are what we must do. The science is moving in this direction and labs and test facilities are up and proving the concepts. The eventual reactors will be small and modular and will probably be located with present reactors as they can be built to use spent reactor rods as fuel — This is the solution to the waste issue which you don’t rasse but is nevertheless a valid point.
But the necessary concept for safety is that the shut down, (I don’t know it the term scram is applicable to gen 4 or not) but the shut down causes the reactor to stop generating heat. (Even total powew loss will result in a cool reactor. Thus the most common form of reactor hazard is gone. Other problems are addressed as well because finally someone thought about engineering the reactor system to actually be safe rather than be safe if the operators don’t make mistakes, because you cannot require operators to not make mistakes, It will never happen, so you have to be safe when the mistakes are made. BTW, we are building gen 3 reactors today and I understand that they have not had any accidents.
I know that the future designs are not build yet, and I hate to say they are ten years away, because we have all heard this forever about fusion systems which are still 30 years away. I will go with gen 4 and follow Mike Shellenberger on twitter for more.
hey, you’re the one making the claim “meltdown proof molten salt nuclear reactors”
not me
I hear the ‘next generation socialism’ is really great too.
No problems like the previous versions.
Btw, I know first hand how programs deemed to be approved, are forced through regardless of ‘flags’ of concerns. Once a government project is on the tracks, reports ‘must’ support the desired goal.