The safety of the hybrid-nuclear plant is a significant improvement over conventional nuclear facilities because of the inherent fail-safe heat removal features of the hybrid’s small reactor. In addition, substantial safety margins and operational flexibility are present because the reactor is not normally connected to a constant speed generator. (One should note that conventional nuclear plants are exceptionally safe, but high levels of vigilance and associated costs are required to achieve and maintain such a state).

The reactor’s silicon carbide fuel is extremely rugged. Also, extracting weapons-grade material is exceptionally difficult and no effective process exists to readily remove the fissile material (source for nuclear bombs) from the fuel.

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