Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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.

Yes, and the reactor model for ships is basically the model for SMR
start-ups, except with the vague idea that they're suddenly going
to be much cheaper somehow (I'll believe it when they "hit the
shelves").

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