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First US molten salt reactor in over 50 years to be built (www.businessinsider.com)

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One study suggested that the reactors could produce more nuclear waste than current systems and that they "will use highly corrosive and pyrophoric fuels and coolants that, following irradiation, will become highly radioactive."

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[-] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

What is it with my nation? If you are the last person to die with all the money, what have you actually won?

[-] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

Read the article, the OP only quoted the part that talked about the downsides

It's about developing small, safe reactors

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ostensible reasons.* are different from reasons. Go deeper.

*Autocorrect cracks me up, sometimes

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