ELi5: Why experimental fusion/fission reactors are not built smaller first? 746 viewsDecember 31, 2023 Question100.55K October 20, 2023 0 Comments Wouldn’t it be cheaper and more feasible to build and try experimental reactors 10x smaller for research and development purposes and _then_ built the proper size when they are proven to be efficient? In: 2 15 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted October 20, 2023 0 Comments They do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-600_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-800_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-1200_reactor You are viewing 1 out of 15 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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