>>12705344>The repair costs, the upkeepwe won't know what it really costs until they build one up for a trial run
but judging by the design and what they are saying(requiring minimal support and maintenance, with no on-site fuel storage, handling, or processing.), this part is unlikely to be costly
>the waste disposalthis and the manufacturing of the fuel be seems to be the weakest point in their design
they use small kernel of uranium coated with ceramic and encase these in silicon carbide pellets, which I suspect would increase manufacturing costs
and they claim this coating and casing will ensure the spent fuel to be safely disposed in an underground repository
but I think it would be preferable to reuse it in fast breeder reactors
