[net.sci] Request for info . . . "graphit

aglew@ccvaxa.UUCP (05/19/86)

> OK, this article mentions the graphite reactor, which wasn't too safe.
> It also mentions the BWR reactors (like 3 mile Island :-).
> There are also the Sodium (or "breeder") Reactors which run even hotter
> than graphite?
> 
> What about the Fort St Vrain "argon/freon" reactor in Colorado?  Is
> this design any safer?  Is the Ft. St. Vrain reactor info included
> in descriptions of reactors?  Are there any other such reactors?
> 
> What other options are available to make a really safe reactor?

Heavy water. CANDU.

The Swedes also had some interesting small reactor designs, although I don't
know what their status is since the referendum.

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