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		opwieurposiu on April 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Getting the Grid to Net Zero Burn it in a fast reactor

marcosdumay on April 15, 2024 [–]

How do we get rid of a fast reactor's spent parts?

(Yeah, it should be possible to design a reactor so it consumes more long-lived waste than it creates. But I don't think anybody ever bothered to do that.)

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