The Opportunities and Challenges of Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Project: Tec Talk

Topics: Nuclear energy, Global warming, Nuclear accidents

The Opportunities and Challenges of Advanced Nuclear Reactors. The U.S. nuclear industry is responding by proposing a wide variety of advanced non-light water reactors; gas-cooled, liquid metal cooled, molten salt cooled, and what are termed “micro” reactors cooled using heat pipes.