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Chinese pebble-bed reactor passes “meltdown” test (www.ans.org)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

My understanding is that it offers purely safety related benefits. It can cool itself off and stop all reactions in emergency situations where traditional reactors would still need active cooling

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