Yeah they mentioned the sodium + water = bad (duh)Big Brain Bradley wrote:Name of show?4zilch wrote:Watched new NOVA (PBS) episode on nuke power last night. 5/7 very informative.
Summary:
Fukushima is a complete shit show and will continue to be for a very long time
Regulations hamper new reactor design/tech
Sodium cooled reactors seem like a viable option vs. water cooled.
Millennial nuke engineers are a thing
Sodium cooled reactors are not terrible if we can use the braton cycle. Otherwise... you need another heat transfer fluid besides water. Sodium + water = bad day
Show is NOVA - Episode: "The Nuclear Option". http://www.pbs.org/video/2365930275/