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An amazing revolution! On wikipedia it says it could possibly power the world for 1 millennium with just spent fuel. It can also reuse its own fuel
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Hux:  i seriously believe people should look at this, almost unlimited energy source 2 years ago
phiammacdeo reposted to FantaSciFi 2 years ago
MattyMo:  Isn't it massive pressure, magnetic field, and heat combined with hydrogen thats converted into helium and back again Oh yea the sun does this all the time... 2 years ago
FlashGordon gave superprops 2 years ago
FlashGordon:  this is very cool, you have to wonder why the idea never really got looked into until now after it's initial conceptualization in the 50's 2 years ago
MattyMo gave props 2 years ago
MattyMo:  E= mc2 2 years ago
MattyMo:  not E=E+Mc2 2 years ago
Hux:  It's a really nutty concept, but MattyMo, this runs off the by product of enriched uranium, depleted uranium. Which according to wikipedia (I know, I know, it's not a true source) the US has enough to power these reactors for a millenium cause it can reuse its own fuel 2 years ago
Hux:  BTW, these new nuclear reactors are called Travelling Wave Reactors 2 years ago
Hux reposted to Superprops 2 years ago
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