Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The mini-reactor might just be the key to a better future


So the Russians had a few problems with the nuclear reactors on their submarines.

But seriously now;  have we, the United States, ever had a major serious problem with a nuclear reactor on a submarine or an aircraft carrier?

(Yes, maybe the sub service is so secretive that a nuclear reactor problem might have remained classified.  But I don't think so.  No, I think little, well-behaved nuclear reactors just work well).

And Babcock and Wilcox (not to mention Bill Gates, the Microsoft guy) apparently think so too.

Are mini-reactors the future of nuclear power?

We shall see.  But count me as NOT skeptical that this might work.

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