The fusion-fission hybrid will use high-energy neutrons produced by a fusion reaction to trigger fission in surrounding materials thereby boosting energy output and potentially reducing long-lived nuclear waste.
The fusion-fission hybrid will use high-energy neutrons produced by a fusion reaction to trigger fission in surrounding materials thereby boosting energy output and potentially reducing long-lived nuclear waste.
permits, zoning, human lives, environmental concerns…
Here’s hoping it doesn’t go boom.
They don’t usually go boom so much as ticky ticky ticky on the Geiger counters, maybe a little glow in the night too…
The likelihood of one blowing its top is about as likely as the front of a boat falling off, which I’d like to make clear is very uncommon
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic but boats splitting in half is not uncommon, as far as boat structural failures go it’s a relatively common one.
Stats on such a thing are unavailable but there are many news articles regarding boats splitting in half. I’d hope the safety factor on a fission reactor is several orders of magnitude higher than a seafaring vessel.
https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/why-do-ships-break-from-the-middle/
https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM
That depends… do you count tsunami? Operator error? Design hubris?
All told, I wouldn’t be surprised if a greater percentage of reactors have melted down than big ships have split at sea.