Safety

U.S. civilian reactors:

• use water as moderator in civilian reactors, rather than carbon (carbon moderates better for creation of Pu-239 in a breeder reactor [Chernobyl reactor used carbon]).

• use containment vessels (no fueling on the run - must stop reaction to re-fuel [Chernobyl reactor allowed fueling on the run, see previous slide])

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