As you are commenting on a nuclear waste repository I just listened to a very interesting podcast on Fire2Fission. Mark Hinamen speaks to Liz Muller CEO of Deep Fission. The concept is for a 15 Mw electric reactor in a 30 inch borehole at a depth of 1 mile (1600 m). When the fuel is exhausted the reactor is pushed deeper into the borehole for final disposal and a new reactor is lowered into place. This concept grew from the previous role of Liz Muller at Deep Isolation which is proposing nuclear disposal via Deep boreholes.
As you are commenting on a nuclear waste repository I just listened to a very interesting podcast on Fire2Fission. Mark Hinamen speaks to Liz Muller CEO of Deep Fission. The concept is for a 15 Mw electric reactor in a 30 inch borehole at a depth of 1 mile (1600 m). When the fuel is exhausted the reactor is pushed deeper into the borehole for final disposal and a new reactor is lowered into place. This concept grew from the previous role of Liz Muller at Deep Isolation which is proposing nuclear disposal via Deep boreholes.
thanks Joe, that is a fascinating topic, would like to read more.