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TerraPower’s Natrium: Combining A Fast Neutron Reactor With Built-In Grid Level Storage
Most new nuclear fission reactors being built today are of the light water reactor (LWR) type, which use water for neutron moderation into thermal neutrons as well as neutron capture. While ...
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NASA’s lunar nuclear reactor design has major flaw, claim China’s scientists
NASA’s planned FSP reactor was proposed under the first Trump administration’s lunar initiatives and relies on a fast neutron ...
Chinese nuclear scientists identify flaw in Nasa’s lunar reactor design
The fission surface power (FSP) reactor, developed under the first Trump administration's lunar initiatives, relies on a fast neutron spectrum without moderators. While compact, its cylindrical ...