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I look forward to seeing and promoting Nuclear (and you in it).
How much work is it to move the fuel from those huge ungainly casks to a central location in US?…
@Rob Brixey The project you mention were not the kind of commercial prototypes I am suggesting. As far as I…
Vallecitos BWR was a prototype in its day. But that was built during the AEC (collaboration) vs NRC (regulation) paradigm.…
That makes sense. I suppose that as long as the storage system allows for relatively easy access to the casks,…