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2. I didn't know that. I need to look into the history. I do know Monju had sodium leaks that caught fire.

Reply to John ONeill (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:12 PM

Dec 12

Thanks.

I'm still not a liquid sodium coolant kind of guy, but perhaps I need to rethink my stance, at least to form a more favorable opinion of the Terrapower reactor, which I support on a "good, but not great" basis.

On the other hand, I am familiar with other liquid metal coolants that I think are pretty amazing, particularly with respect to chemistry.

Liquid sodium has a fairly high boiling point, 883^oC, but it's not high enough for what I have in mind.

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