On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 06:07:21PM -0500, John Gardner wrote:
> > So dig a nice hole, put the plant at the bottom of it, and bury it...
> 
> Pretty much Edward Teller's proposal, two generations ago.
> 
> Not much sign of a consensus, so far.

I don't think I would do that with a standard water reactor. But these
little minis are based on pebble bed designs IIRC. That design is
physically incapable of melting down. So burying it is within the realm of
possibility.

BAJ
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