Nuclear Power: Small Modular Reactors (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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How to Build a Mobile Reactor
You can make a big mobile reactor, even a railcar-sized one that's totally enclosed except for power outlets. You're not likely to ever have a reactor that produces more electricity than heat and some 8x8x20 foot cargo container generating power is limited by not setting fire to its surroundings or melting into radioactive slag. Last energy has an air-cooled plant as part of their design, specifically to allow placement basically anywhere, not just by large bodies of water.
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