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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:13:09 +0100
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On Thu, 12 Dec 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> But by the mid 1970s they had become competitive with the rise in fuel 
> prices, and today's level of computer systems and long range networking would 
> probably result in just a couple of people to manage any routine issues on 
> the power plant and satellite comms back to the nuclear power plant builder 
> to tell them what to do if anything went outside operational norms

I wonder if they could use the model from some SMR startup for ships? A reactor
that is preloaded and welded shut. Then it operates for its entire lifetime
until the fuel is used up, and then you change to a new reactor.