Andy Dingley wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
Why is there never any discussion of pebble bed reactors, currently
under development in many parts of the world, notably China?

Damn good question.

However when Blair buys our new nukes (whether we want them or not)
they're almost certain to be obsolete PWRs from his American friends.

We should have developed pebble bed reactors years ago.

The Germans should have continued developing them, after Julich.

_Europe_ should see their collaborative development as one of its major
communal priorities.

Unfortunately I think you might be right about Blair, although
he'd probably be better off approaching the Chinks or South
Africans (the Yanks are researching, too).

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