Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof

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The High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Pebble-Bed Module (HTR-PM) in Shandong, China

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A large-scale nuclear power station in China is the first in the world to be completely impervious to dangerous meltdowns, even during a full loss of external power. The design can’t be adapted to existing nuclear reactors around the world, but could be a blueprint for future ones.

All modern nuclear power plants rely on powered cooling mechanisms to take excess heat away from reactors or, in the event of an emergency, human intervention to shut the plant down. Water or liquid carbon dioxide are often used…

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