Axil, agree totally. I have a relative who was studying walkaway-safe, thorium fueled, gas-cooled pebble bed reactors (just another of many alternatives along the lines you suggest) way back in the Carter administration. And in all this time we haven't done anything about it.
Jeff On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > > “So a secondary power system that doesn't rely on the plant at all > (batteries, diesel generators, etc.) is mandatory.” > > This sort of system is active; active is bad, but a completely passive > reactor shutdown process is entirely possible. The nuclear industry in the > west will not build such a system because it is not a light water reactor. > The Indians will use sodium heat pipes for passive reactor cool down. > This is possible because the Indians use liquid lead as a coolant. > > > > Cheers: Axil > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Jeff Berkowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So a secondary power system that doesn't rely on the plant at all >> (batteries, diesel generators, etc.) is mandatory. > > >
