Im rewatching Chernobyl, which was one of best shows I binged on during the pandemic. It was gritty, well acted and compelling.

Yeah, I really liked that series. Also, it answered a question I had had for a long time about why the soviets designed a reactor with a graphite+water moderator when the rest of the world was using just water. Turns out the graphite moderator allows them to use lower levels of uranium enrichment - 2.5% instead of 3.5% for most pressurized water reactors.

BTW, while all the designs for mini-reactors are intriguing, my understanding is the smaller the reactor, the higher level of enrichment it requires; maybe up to 10% or more. Higher enrichment is more expensive and more radioactive.

Great series. I am amazed by how many people are not familiar with it.

it's only 3.6 roentgen Not great not terrible

That was a fantastic series.

Did it show Chernobyl now. And what their doing to finally deactivate the reactor?