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Nobody's mentioned any downsides

SDF — 6/25/2006 1:36:24 PM (archived)

So far, it blows away current reactor technology. But they aren't being built. So what's wrong with them?

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Thorium Reactors - SDF - 6/23/2006 5:14:13 AM
- Integral Fast Reactors... - Adam - 6/23/2006 11:26:53 AM
  - Derivative Fast Reactors... - ER - 6/23/2006 7:20:01 PM
    - They fission too... - Adam - 6/24/2006 12:26:00 PM
      - Thanks, but... - ER - 6/24/2006 2:57:31 PM
        
        More scale than difference - Adam - 6/25/2006 3:52:14 AM
        
        Thanks, Adam - ER - 6/25/2006 2:28:26 PM
        
        Heavy water versus sodium - Adam - 6/25/2006 9:22:23 PM
        
        Maybe I misunderstood the article - SDF - 6/26/2006 12:49:18 PM
      - Neutron flux - SDF - 6/24/2006 12:32:00 PM
        
        Lots (n/t) - Adam - 6/25/2006 1:26:13 AM
        
        Nobody's mentioned any downsides - SDF - 6/25/2006 1:36:24 PM
        
        They're new and experimental - Adam - 6/26/2006 8:45:12 AM

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