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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It did work. The technology was lost alongside the USSR (yes, it is possible to lose technology). Rosatom is currently fiddling with floating reactors, in the format of a cargo boat

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Can you share some sources for this? This sounds both amazing and extremely tragic.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    https://hexbear.net/comment/3789012

    Someone else posted an authoritative looking PDF that says that the technical plans for the thing were declassified a few years ago. I don't see any basis for describing the tech as lost, actually kinda concerning nobody else called that claim out.

    Like don't get me wrong I share the sense of grief for lost potential (esp wrt space exploration) but let's stick to reality

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