To: Regulator
Actually, if Palo Verde hasn't gone critical yet, it hasn't generated any electricity yet.
When a reactor is said to be "critical," that means that the reactivity has exceeded the "critical" level needed to ensure that the reaction is self-sustaining.
46 posted on
05/07/2003 12:58:49 PM PDT by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Poohbah
Yeah, yeah, I was just using the popular vernacular. So sue me. By the way, whattya think about using slow neutron reactors for the home??
To: Poohbah
I found it! My favorite Reactor, the General Atomics TRIGA:
TRIGA
Everyone should have one. Inherently safe. But don't tell Ralph. He'd be upset.
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