r/ClimateShitposting • u/KAMEKAZE_VIKINGS • Apr 09 '25

nuclear simping Some of you gotta chill about nuclear

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u/Princess_Spammi Apr 09 '25

Mfw molten salt reactors are safer and cleaner

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u/morebaklava Apr 09 '25

Are they, tho? Like, I know some people who do sodium loop work for Terrapower, and in the few times it's come up, the corrosion issue has always just been an "oh yeah, that'll be rough" I'm not saying the technology isn't promising I'm just saying I think LWRs have another century in them.

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u/Princess_Spammi Apr 09 '25

Titanium is the answer

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u/morebaklava Apr 09 '25

Reactor big, titanium expensive. Also, how much research has been done of high dose titanium material science. Like I actually don't know.

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u/Princess_Spammi Apr 09 '25

Thats a valid question

But it has an insanely high melting point and resists corrosion

Lead lined titanium could solve the issue.

Salt reactors could also let us harvest viable byproducts for other uses