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by 9wzYQbTYsAIc 1350 days ago
I believe that the point of the design is that the salt will soon solidify, once it cools to below 550 degrees, and become industrially manageable.
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Yeah. Decay heat is still an issue but MSRs are inherently able to handle it without the need for active circulation. Plus if shit hits the fan like I said you can drain it out just with gravity into a configuration that is inherently unable to continue fissioning without the need for reactivity control. So, no need for active circulation pumps nor a reliance on the ability to ram in control rods... plus you don't have to worry about hydrogen buildup either.
Pretty freaking cool