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To: Sub-Driver

Excellent. We could use a few hundred more.

I wonder if these are going to be the low grade pebble type reactors?


5 posted on 04/08/2008 5:09:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain is rock solid on SCOTUS judicial appointments. He voted for Ginsberg, Kennedy and Souter.)
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To: DoughtyOne
"I wonder if these are going to be the low grade pebble type reactors?"

No I believe it is based on the time tested Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) design.

14 posted on 04/08/2008 5:17:08 PM PDT by rednesss (Fred Thompson - 2008)
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To: DoughtyOne
I wonder if these are going to be the low grade pebble type reactors?

No these are advanced design PWRs using the standard fuel bundle approach. This is not to say that the bundle design is standard.

20 posted on 04/08/2008 5:22:34 PM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: DoughtyOne
I wonder if these are going to be the low grade pebble type reactors?

Deals are nearly complete to start building these in South Africa.

144 posted on 04/09/2008 5:52:03 AM PDT by kidd
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