Nuclear power is too slow - by Jack Devanney

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One common and plausible argument against nuclear power is that it is too slow. The evidence offered is recent interminable builds in the US and Europe, Table 1. But is this inherent in the technology? The American Disaster In the USA, Figure 1 prior to 1966, the build times were 4 years or less, with two exceptions. Fermi 1 was a one off, a sodium cooled, fast breeder, basically an experimental reactor, in which the core overheated due to a last minute safety add to prevent a problem that later was proven impossible. The plant was shut down for four years to correct this. I do not know what went wrong at Indian Point 1.

Nuclear power is too slow Jack Devanney Dec 06, 2022 49 14 2 Share One common and plausible argument against nuclear power is that it is too slow. The evidence offered is recent interminable builds in the US and Europe, Table 1. But is this inherent in the technology? The American Disaster In the USA, Figure 1 prior to 1966, the build times were 4 years or less, with two exceptions. Fermi 1 was a one off, a sodium cooled, fast breeder, basically an experimental reactor, in which the core overheated due to a last minute safety add to prevent a problem that later was proven impossible. The plant

Nuclear power is too slow - by Jack Devanney

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