China’s MELTDOWN-PROOF Nuclear Reactor

This year, the first next next generation nuclear reactor expected to enter operation passed a huge milestone. Scientists and engineers in China proved that the reactor was, in theory, MELTDOWN-PROOF. How is that possible? Isn’t a meltdown always possible? Noted Nuclear Zaddy Kyle Hill explains the fascinating science behind pebble bed reactors (PBRs). SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppler... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... “Nuclear Gumball Machine” https://lvenneri.com/blog/pebble-bed-... https://web.mit.edu/pebble-bed/papers... https://hackaday.com/2023/12/14/how-g... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble-... https://atomicinsights.com/do-pebble-... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTR-PM https://interestingengineering.com/en... https://web.mit.edu/pebble-bed/papers... https://www.usnc.com/pebble-bed-htgr/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-te... https://www.ans.org/news/article-6241... https://www.independent.co.uk/climate... 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY] for members-only live streams, behind-the-scenes posts, and the official Discord:   / kylehill   👕 NUCLEAR WASTE WARNING MERCH OUT NOW! https://shop.kylehill.net 🎥 SUB TO THE GAMING CHANNEL:    / @kylehillgaming   ✅ MANDATORY LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS 📲 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIETY-RUINING SOCIAL MEDIA: 📷   / sci_phile   😎: Kyle 🎬: Charles Shattuck 🎞: Kevin Onofreo ✂: Nate Berger 📝: @adef 🤖: @clairemax 🎨: Thorsten Denk https://www.z1mt.com/ 🎼: @mey 🎹: bensound.com 🎨: Mr. Mass    / mysterygiftmovie   🎵: freesound.org