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Midnight Writer

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5. I had a buddy who served on nuclear powered submarines in the 70s.

Reply to tirebiter (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 03:54 PM

Sep 2020

He said the power plant was in a chamber as big as a good size closet, and produced enough energy to power a midsize town.

I've often wondered why we are making massive multi-billion dollar reactors instead of smaller reactors that serve smaller areas.

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The idea has merit. Reactors need to be downsized from the US and Russian models tirebiter Sep 2020 #1

I had a buddy who served on nuclear powered submarines in the 70s. Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #5

I know this view might not be a popular view, but after reading William Vollmann's Mike 03 Sep 2020 #2

Nukes aren't as dangerous as Middle East wars for oil Cicada Sep 2020 #3

And what happens to the nuclear waste? nt in2herbs Sep 2020 #4