Bill Gates-backed reactor may have safety issues, got approval in hurry: US scientists

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/bill-gates-backed-nuclear-reactor-approval-construction

by sksarkpoes3

4 comments

  1. Imagine that: rushing safety checks for the sake of political goals just might have some terrible consequences. Who could have seen this coming?

    Everyone. Everyone could have seen this coming.

  2. > However, Lyman highlighted that the NRC staff has assented to a design that lacks a physical containment structure to reduce the release of radioactive materials into the environment if a core melt occurs. TerraPower argues that the reactor has a so-called ‘functional’ containment that eliminates the need for a real containment structure.

    I’m sure that won’t cause any easily foreseen issues

  3. Ah good, a radiation disaster in the US driven by corporate greed sounds just about right to fit in the current cyberpunk dystopia.

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