China’s MELTDOWN-PROOF Nuclear Reactor

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This year, the first next next generation nuclear reactor expected to enter operation passed a huge milestone. Scientists and engineers in China proved that the reactor was, in theory, MELTDOWN-PROOF. How is that possible? Isn’t a meltdown always possible? Noted Nuclear Zaddy Kyle Hill explains the fascinating science behind pebble bed reactors (PBRs). SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler_broadening#Applications_and_caveats https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306454913002776 “Nuclear Gumball Machine” https://lvenneri.com/blog/pebble-bed-nukegumball https://web.mit.edu/pebble-bed/papers1_files/Future%20for%20Nuclear%20Energy.pdf https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/how-germanys-troubled-pebble-bed-reactor-came-of-age-in-china/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble-bed_reactor https://atomicinsights.com/do-pebble-bed-reactors-produce-more-fuel-waste/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0029549306000215 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542435124002903 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTR-PM https://interestingengineering.com/energy/meltdown-proof-nuclear-reactor https://web.mit.edu/pebble-bed/papers1_files/Future%20for%20Nuclear%20Energy.pdf https://www.usnc.com/pebble-bed-htgr/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2440388-chinese-nuclear-reactor-is-completely-meltdown-proof/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-temperature_gas-cooled_reactor https://www.ans.org/news/article-6241/china-pebblebed-reactor-passes-meltdown-test/ https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/china-nuclear-reactor-power-plant-meltdown-proof-b2586374.html 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY] for members-only live streams, behind-the-scenes posts, and the official Discord: https://www.patreon.com/kylehill 👕 NUCLEAR WASTE WARNING MERCH OUT NOW! https://shop.kylehill.net 🎥 SUB TO THE GAMING CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTNPE8mXGBZPC1nfVtOJTw ✅ MANDATORY LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS 📲 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIETY-RUINING SOCIAL MEDIA: 📷 https://www.instagram.com/sci_Phile/ 😎: Kyle 🎬: Charles Shattuck 🎞: Kevin Onofreo ✂: Nate Berger 📝: @adef 🤖: @clairemax 🎨: Thorsten Denk https://www.z1mt.com/ 🎼: @mey 🎹: bensound.com 🎨: Mr. Mass https://youtube.com/c/MysteryGiftMovie 🎵: freesound.org