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		pfdietz on Oct 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Need a Nuclear New Deal, Not a Green New Deal Fast reactors could, in principle, blow up like atomic bombs (in the sense of having a prompt supercritical reaction with unmoderated neutrons.)

yetanothermonk on Oct 11, 2020 [–]

In practice though, there are control rods and MSRs have freeze plugs into drain tanks right?

pfdietz on Oct 11, 2020 | [–]

I was thinking fast reactors with fuel elements that could rearrange in a serious accident. That would be harder in a MSR, but concentration by precipitation or volatilization and condensation would have to be ruled out.

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