It’s a little faddish right now: you can’t read an article on nuclear without the words “pebble bed” and “safer” cropping up. I suspect that most of the people saying/writing that are as ignorant of what it means as I am. Your link is the first real in-depth explanation I’ve seen. Thanks!
So, what do you think of pebble bed reactor technology?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_reactor
Comment by Michael Jones — April 15, 2005 @ 10:16 pm
It’s a little faddish right now: you can’t read an article on nuclear without the words “pebble bed” and “safer” cropping up. I suspect that most of the people saying/writing that are as ignorant of what it means as I am. Your link is the first real in-depth explanation I’ve seen. Thanks!
Comment by UML Guy — April 16, 2005 @ 8:16 am
The article implies this would be a safe power source for vehicles. I’m skeptical. Once a gas leak occurs, the temperatures would be phenomenal.
I think we may have to wait until there are no more crashes.
Comment by Bunker — April 16, 2005 @ 9:01 am