By Peter Moore Canadian environmental groups are questioning the wisdom of a nuclear power comeback in Ontario and its expansion to the rest of Canada. Energy generating projects are included in the federal government’s Building Canada Act which plans to speed up infrastructure projects that are “in the national interest”. To date, neither Prime Minister …
Liquid fluoride thorium reactors are designed to be meltdown proof. A fusible plug at the bottom of the reactor melts in the event of a power failure or if temperatures exceed a set limit, draining the fuel into an underground tank for safe storage.
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And, y’know, it’s actually melted from the start.
Like, you could say “accident proof” is impossible, but a meltdown is a very specific thing.