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Did this really work? I didnโ€™t realize it was possible to safely perform nuclear fission in such a (relatively) tiny space

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It did work. The technology was lost alongside the USSR (yes, it is possible to lose technology). Rosatom is currently fiddling with floating reactors, in the format of a cargo boat

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Can you share some sources for this? This sounds both amazing and extremely tragic.

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https://hexbear.net/comment/3789012

Someone else posted an authoritative looking PDF that says that the technical plans for the thing were declassified a few years ago. I donโ€™t see any basis for describing the tech as lost, actually kinda concerning nobody else called that claim out.

Like donโ€™t get me wrong I share the sense of grief for lost potential (esp wrt space exploration) but letโ€™s stick to reality

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For the reactor itself? The link is in the post. For the floating one? I can offer wikifedia

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Donโ€™t give the dolphins access to nuclear power. Weโ€™ve been warned about this already!

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If u read the link it says the whole plant takes up 4 separate platforms like the one in the picture. So not that tiny.

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