«To provide [electricity] in today's world, an «advanced reactor» must improve
over existing reactors in the following 4 - core objectives.
Not exact matches
So let's first of all talk about fission versus fusion very quickly, because some people might not be aware of the difference; because fission
reactors exist all
over the place.
Behind the histrionics and talking points framing the decades - long battle
over the place of nuclear power in America's (and the world's) energy menu, there have long been hints of a path forward, both for dealing with
existing, aging
reactors and considering a new generation of technologies.
Small air - cooled thorium
reactors and other technologies
exist that could provide reliable safe power for
over 100 years.