It’s been a while since I read Midnight in Chernobyl, but I think that Chernobyl was running natural metal on the night of the explosion.
But a previous experiment with RBMK had proven that natural metal should never have been a operational state in the first place (it was in the trial), as this problem had reared its head before, just not so violently.
CANDU can do it, and not even sweat... but the heavy water is PRICEY!
I wonder if good fuel is cheaper than heavy water? I don’t keep up with those markets.
“It’s been a while since I read Midnight in Chernobyl, but I think that Chernobyl was running natural metal on the night of the explosion.”
Keep your day job.