Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬How next-generation #nuclearreactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint
From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology.
Today, reactors typically use same fuel (#uranium) and coolant (water), and all are roughly same size (massive). For decades, these giants have streamed electrons into power grids around the world. The problem is, building #nuclear #powerplants is expensive and slow.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129797/next-generation-nuclear-reactors-power-energy/
https://archive.ph/dS39f
From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology.
Today, reactors typically use same fuel (#uranium) and coolant (water), and all are roughly same size (massive). For decades, these giants have streamed electrons into power grids around the world. The problem is, building #nuclear #powerplants is expensive and slow.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1129797/next-generation-nuclear-reactors-power-energy/
https://archive.ph/dS39f
