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Unfortunately, nuclear fission power probably doesn't have too much of a future for civillian applications in this country anymore. Not because of technological problems or stuff like that, but because of political problems. Getting a new nuclear plant built nowdays would take more than a miracle. We got 2 nuclear plants in wisconsin that have successfully gotten their operating licenses extended. And good thing too: during summer, the power grid here is stretched way too thin. Guy I know used to be chief propulsion officer on a nuclear submarine, and he confirms everything Overmod says about neutron embrittlement and stuff like that. He's told me many things about nuclear reactors, and about what happens if direct sea water was put in a reactor. Reactor vessel and coolant piping will corrode in a matter of hours, perhaps minutes, from chloride stress corrosion cracking, the time depending on the condition of the reactor. And I agree 100% about the embrittlement of the reactor vessel.
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