The founder of this company is an old buddy of mine from college. He was always a smart guy but I mean… damn, nuclear physics! Definitely one of those “small world” moments to find someone you know IRL mentioned in some article on Lemmy lol
Bringing us one step closer to the day when I can have a nuclear reactor in my utility room to power and heat my house and swimming pool, like Maniac Mansion always taught me was a totally reasonable, safe and not at all unhinged idea.
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It’s an awesome idea…but I wonder what happens when one gets destroyed in combat
Nothing actually. TRISO fuel is both meltdown proof and fusion resistant.
Meaning, it resists melting down even without coolant and it resists fusion reactions to a high level bomb. This is because the fuel is about the size of a seed roughly 1mm in size and each piece is coated with layers of other materials to prevent such occurrences.
Nice thanks for the explanation!
