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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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[–] athos77@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that like the whole "magic occurs here" thing that I also never quite got?

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Sounds like you get it now ;)