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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia (www.nbcnews.com)
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First U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia::ATLANTA — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation, becoming the first new American reactor built from scratch in decades.

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

billions if we start using thorium

[–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So far the problem, if I understand correctly, is all thorium reactors are molten salt reactors. The issue there is, we still haven't solved the metallurgy problems of dealing with the corrosive salt. It destroys all the pipes. We have slowed it down, but not enough to go production with.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How fast are talking. Like replace the pipes evety year or they breakbdown in months

[–] bemenaker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't have an answer for that question unfortunately

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

By that time I'm hoping we'd be using Deuterium-Tritium fusion for all our needs. Or go full scale megaengineering and Dyson Sphere some star somewhere.