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ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 month agoModern nuclear reactors use passive safety; meaning that the default state of the reactor is off and safe, and it requires work and power to get it running. When they enter a fail state, or the power is cut, they snap back to the off state.
andrewta@lemmy.world 1 month ago
really?
cool. i guess it makes sense that they made those changes.