From: Jeff Shultz 

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:55:26 +0100, Phil Payne wrote:

>> Could be. One hint that they've already decided to go nuclear again is
>> that politicians are starting to talk about "new build".
To me that
>> suggests that they've already got specific plans ready and are now
>> working on selling them to the public. Fine by me, because I support
>> making more use of nuclear power.
>
> Well, what have we learnt in three decades?
>
> If we have - perforce - developed supercomputers that can simulate nuclear
> explosions because atmospheric testing is socially unacceptable, can that
> technology be applied to a new approach to nuclear (fission) power?

Pebble Bed helium - is it practical? It sure sounds safe compared to the
alternatives.

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