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Originally Posted by All Darc
I imagined all nuclear reactor power plants used steam.
Wasn't Fukushima's reactor one of the kind that use passive nuclear safety ?
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Reactor 1 was built in 1967. 2 and 3 were 1974 and 1976.
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China has several different GenIII+ passive safety designs just completed or under construction.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_China
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Gen IV reactors such as the Thorcon and Moltex will not use water in the core and will be much safer.
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Thorcon Power | The Do-able Molten Salt Reactor
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Moltex Energy | Safer Cheaper Cleaner | Stable Salt Reactors | SSR
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https://terrapower.com/
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