I'm interested in the "modular" aspect here. It's not so clear what
this means, but my must hopeful take is:
- core technology can be switched (pop in a thorium core when it's
available, leaving all the cooling, turbines and electrical as is)
- better maintenance, swap out parts with short downtimes
- interoperability, add a cooling system from another manufacturer
like TeraPower or even a Chinese or Russian firm (after this war
nonsense ends). If we're going to counter climate change with
nuclear it must be a global effort.
- easier, safer decommissioning. No need to carefully demolish 5 acre
concrete bunker sites, just tow away old parts for disposal at a
safe place.
Anyone know what "modular" really means in this context?
- core technology can be switched (pop in a thorium core when it's available, leaving all the cooling, turbines and electrical as is)
- better maintenance, swap out parts with short downtimes
- interoperability, add a cooling system from another manufacturer like TeraPower or even a Chinese or Russian firm (after this war nonsense ends). If we're going to counter climate change with nuclear it must be a global effort.
- easier, safer decommissioning. No need to carefully demolish 5 acre concrete bunker sites, just tow away old parts for disposal at a safe place.
Anyone know what "modular" really means in this context?