The turbine is about equally difficult to make as the reactor, it doesn't make sense to waste one on a reactor that can't max it out. Small modular reactors work great for boats though, where size is a bigger factor, and the Navy is actually pretty good at making them.
Construction has begun on the Western world's first grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR), though small is not what comes to mind, considering that the machine will fit on two soccer fields.
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ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 54d
The turbine is about equally difficult to make as the reactor, it doesn't make sense to waste one on a reactor that can't max it out. Small modular reactors work great for boats though, where size is a bigger factor, and the Navy is actually pretty good at making them.
YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 54d
Don’t worry, the US is giving tech bros nuclear materials. What can go wrong. Go wrong. G-g-g-o wrongfggggggg
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 54d
Great to see people having a hobby. A bit outdated though.
mrbn@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 54d
Target date for completion is 2030.
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bryndos@fedia.io · 2 pts · 54d
I've never seen the waste management on these. I guess you just dump it all in Flint, MI or somewhere else that can't afford lawyers.