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		mc32 on May 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Small reactors don't add up as a viable energy sou... Would this not relegate this option to niche areas? Elsewhere it needs to compete on price against other viable options.

pfdietz on May 12, 2024 [–]

Yes. Also, there really aren't any such niche areas save some military naval applications. Even there, most ships in the US navy are not nuclear, because burning liquid hydrocarbons is cheaper.

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