But it actually makes sense, considering that the dose range was between 20 and 500 mSv and the cancer incidence with the linear no threshhold model of 5% / Sv would yield an increased cancer rate < 2.5 %. Concidering that nowerdays between 30% and 40% of people get cancer at least once during their lifetime, this is negliglible. Further knowing that the linear model vastly overestimates the cancer rate from low radiation doses, this result does not only seem likely, but accurate.

Of course I forgot to mention the awesome CANDU reactor! Great reactor, can use natural uranium 10/10
There is even a programme, where spent fuel which has too high burnup for regular reactors is reused in CANDUs

Of course I forgot to mention the awesome CANDU reactor! Great reactor, can use natural uranium 10/10
There is even a programme, where spent fuel which has too high burnup for regular reactors is reused in CANDUs

Otherwise, Sodium fast reactors are great, because we have lots of operational experience with them, like Phenix, Supephenix and BN 800. The properties of Sodium are not the nicest however unfortunately, because it ignites in contact with air 😅

I am a great fan of the KERENA design for Boiling water reactor, it has an ingenious system which makes it passively safe. I should explain it in a later post. Originally designed by Siemens / Areva, it has unfortunately never seen the light of day 🥲