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Trailer-sized microreactors to be tested by DOE in Idaho (www.theregister.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/hardware@lemmy.world

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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (6 children)

the eVinci is designed to only produce 5 megawatts, and the Kaleidos is limited to just 1.2 megawatts of electrical power output.

Why would you even develop nuclear solutions with such a low output? There is no way people are going to be OK with casually moving these trailers (e.g. to a datacentre). If you're using nuclear, you might as well go big and develop gigawatts of power.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 7 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I guess the idea is to stack them up together to get required power. While at the same time they are safer and cheaper.

[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (4 children)

With that in mind, the DoE hopes microreactors could be used to power small, remote sites, with an eVinci described as a possible power source for a remote datacenter. The Radiant Kaleidos, meanwhile, is described as an alternative to a diesel generator, being a similar tractor-trailer-mounted size while being able to operate for five years without needing refueling.

Alternative to diesel generator does not inspire confidence.

I support nuclear power, but not litering the landscape with random small scale reactors that may or may not be well contained.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, that scenario is not ideal by any means. As a powerplant under strict control yes, but like that - not good.

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