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roenxitoday at 11:19 AM2 repliesview on HN

Why would microreactor concepts not be suitable for commercial use? History is overwhelmed with examples of large, rare and expensive tech being produced in small cheap packages and becoming massive commercial successes that make the old way look primitive.


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pfdietztoday at 12:15 PM

> Why would microreactor concepts not be suitable for commercial use?

Crippling diseconomies of scale.

sfn42today at 11:26 AM

Because large scale production is generally more scalable and efficient. And you probably don't want dozens of "microreactors" scattered across cities.

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