One study suggested that the reactors could produce more nuclear waste than current systems and that they “will use highly corrosive and pyrophoric fuels and coolants that, following irradiation, will become highly radioactive.”

  • Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Read the article, the OP only quoted the part that talked about the downsides

    It’s about developing small, safe reactors

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      1 year ago

      Ostensible reasons.* are different from reasons. Go deeper.

      *Autocorrect cracks me up, sometimes