Fast Reactors
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
2 statements about Fast Reactors, every show
DeWitte: Fast Reactors Efficiently Split Transuranic Actinides in Nuclear Waste
“Fast reactors, you don't slow them down. You let them run as they're born fast, which means they're harder to catch. You need a little more fuel, but because they're going faster, they're carrying more energy and that allows you to much more efficiently Actual…”
DeWitt: Fast reactors can reduce nuclear waste storage timelines to centuries
“Fast reactors in particular have some neat attributes where they can not just use this fuel efficiently, but they can use waste from other reactors and themselves quite efficiently and economically so, right? That's been one of the big hangups and holdups for …”