Aircraft carriers don’t use reactor grade, they use HEU for more power out of smaller more compact reactors and less frequent refueling. IIRC 93%+ is common.
Yes. The new scam of smr is selling something inferior that hasn’t failed yet, but needs massive enrichment infrastrucure for very high comparative fuel costs… Mostly imported from russia until we build more failures to enrich it.
potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Aircraft carriers don’t use reactor grade, they use HEU for more power out of smaller more compact reactors and less frequent refueling. IIRC 93%+ is common.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Yes. The new scam of smr is selling something inferior that hasn’t failed yet, but needs massive enrichment infrastrucure for very high comparative fuel costs… Mostly imported from russia until we build more failures to enrich it.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Huh didn’t know that, thanks