The technology of
4th generation reactors is so much superior and safer that it has to be the way to go.
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4th generation reactors can include automatic shutdown in case of an earthquake or other interruption.
Because of this, a portion of the $ 25B that has been collected from utilities to deal with nuclear waste justifiably could be used to develop
4th generation reactors.
It is
a 4th generation reactor design that uses depleted uranium.
Not exact matches
But «off - the - shelf builds» are pure vapourware: every nuclear enthusiast has their own pet type of
reactor — «
4th generation», thorium - fuelled, fast breeder... which will (supposedly) solve the fuelling, safety and proliferation problems of previous designs, but we have no «off - the - shelf builds» for any of them.
424 Ray Ladbury «It is also unclear how you idiot - proof a nuclear
reactor» Simple: Go to
4th Generation.