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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    11 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?

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      11 months ago

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

      It’s about developing small, safe reactors

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        11 months ago

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

        *Autocorrect cracks me up, sometimes