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Originally Posted by Aliantha
The reactor will be used to power a pump or something
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Powering a pump means running radioactive steam through it which makes the pump contaminated. Or a turbine & generator to make electricity which is expensive... probably more than the cost of the nuke. Then you need the equipment to transmit the power, knock it down to a usable voltage, and a shitload of maintenance by highly trained people.
Oh, and the "or something" is equally complicated and expensive, ie a pressurized water reactor.
11-25-2008, 02:29 AM
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