Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

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.