• @ilinamorato
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    68 months ago

    Modern nuclear reactors use passive safety; meaning that the default state of the reactor is off and safe, and it requires work and power to get it running. When they enter a fail state, or the power is cut, they snap back to the off state.

    • @andrewta
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      38 months ago

      really?

      cool. i guess it makes sense that they made those changes.