reactor design will be adopted to small-scale mobile use within five years the program is expected to design build and demonstrate a fully operational micro-reactor that can produce between one and five megawatts these microreactors are intended to be transported into combat zones generating power for remote regions disaster areas and military bases they should be able to generate power within three days of delivery and be safely removed in as few as seven days therefore mobility and the ability to safely tolerate direct attack is key to their design requirements x-energy in particular has promoted tristal pebble bed technology as the ideal choice for such a rugged reactor design trisol pebbles are passively governed by negative feedback they starve the reaction of neutrons as the temperature rises independent of any active or mechanical control their high temperature resistance shell also mitigates the risk of fuel melting when exposed to catastrophically high heat the fuel kernel can also be made from uranium oxycarbide instead of traditional uranium oxide to reduce flammability in cases of particle rupture these characteristics keep the nuclear material contained and prevent runaway reactions even in hazardous environments the structure of the reactor is also simple in design the fuel is placed within a pressure vessel containing helium where it circulates heat through a steam generator located outside of the pressure vessel the helium is inert and does not irradiate easily making vessel rupture less hazardous the fuel pebbles can also easily be replaced and evacuated from the reactor without shutdown by dropping them through the reactor by gravity project pele is expected to serve as a pathfinder for the commercial adoption of small easily deployable smrs and mobile microreactor technologies providing new tools for disaster relief and critical infrastructure support in addition the full-scale deployment of NUMBER_TOKENth generation nuclear reactor technologies will have significant geopolitical implications for the united states while reducing the nation's emissions one of the surprising aspects of designing a nuclear power plant is the incredible attention to detail in the systematic logic of how they operate each system must not only interoperate elegantly to meet power demands but also be able to withstand a significant amount of failure while still maintaining safety with as little human interaction as possible evaluating logic is a critical part of design and it's fundamental to our modern world and with brilliant building these critical thinking skills based on mathematical reasoning has never been easier brilliant has been tirelessly revamping their courses to introduce even more interactivity and with their brand new logic course you'll be able to spot logical fallacies explore some strategic game theory understand machine logic and learn the symbolic languages of logic all through hands-on problem solving with exercises that open up your mind and help you look at problems in a completely new way brilliant is my go-to tool for diving head first into learning a new concept it's a website and app built off the principle of active problem solving because to truly learn something it takes more than just watching it you have to experience it with this in mind brilliant has recently upped the interactivity on their platform to a new level and they continue improving their courses to add more interactivity to them with brilliant you learn in depth and at your own pace it's not about memorizing or regurgitating facts you simply pick a course you're interested in and get started if you feel stuck or made a mistake an explanation is always available to help you through the learning process if you'd like to try out brilliant for free and get NUMBER_TOKEN off a year of stem learning click the link in the description below
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