Comment Re:what a waste (Score 1) 187
" If anything, the liquid fuel simplifies the process. The fission products are continuously removed so that they do not build up, and can be stored safely. "
The second sentence completely contradicted the first. There is nothing simple, or even established yet, about continuously removing fission products from a highly caustic and radioactive liquid that is a few thousand degrees Celsius.
If we're talking about human error with regards to nuclear safety this makes even less sense! The amount and frequency of re-processing for LTFRs raises the potential for error significantly.
No, we need 'one stop shop' type reactors buried as columns in the ground that, once running, continue to do so without human intervention for decades. When the reaction is done, it also becomes the long-term storage facility.
The second sentence completely contradicted the first. There is nothing simple, or even established yet, about continuously removing fission products from a highly caustic and radioactive liquid that is a few thousand degrees Celsius.
If we're talking about human error with regards to nuclear safety this makes even less sense! The amount and frequency of re-processing for LTFRs raises the potential for error significantly.
No, we need 'one stop shop' type reactors buried as columns in the ground that, once running, continue to do so without human intervention for decades. When the reaction is done, it also becomes the long-term storage facility.