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The person he was responding to is wrong, as you might have discovered had you actually tried to provide information.


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gregbot01/16/2026

Well if by close to nothing he means waste lasting 300 years instead of 10,000 years and by latest generation he means gen IV reactors like bn-800, superpheonix, oklo, moltex etc sure he is basically correct. Here’s a source where you can read more about breeder reactors: (which is what he is referring to)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_reactor

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