Introducing Kaleidos, a Portable Microreactor from Radiant

Kaleidos is a portable fission microreactor being developed by Radiant.

Developed using modern hardware-in-the-loop simulation technologies and high fidelity simulation provided by the U.S. national labs, Kaleidos aims to provide clean, reliable power to remote communities and emergency services.

[edge-rps]

Wife: Honey, what is this new machine in the basement.
Me: Uhh, it's just a deep freeze for my beer

[samuelfischman]

I really appreciate that you showed us the actual numbers and simulation results. It gives me much more confidence in your design.

[acredeadistra]

Anything on Nuclear posts*

People who watch HBO Chernobyl and Three-mile Island: You know I'm something of a Nuclear engineer myself

[johnlee]

I see the YT algorithm doing it's magic again.

[pro_slav]

I'd be worried if it was the sixties, I'm glad we progressed to a point of feasibility.

[volo]

Very interesting compact solution with rotating control geometry. I have two questions:
1. Biological shielding not included and is to be built by the client?
2. How is passive self shutdown achieved? Are control surfaces spring loaded to snap into shutting down the reactor in case of power loss?

[notnetflix]

If people weren't so fearful of nuclear power and Nuclear power was a bit more open and thought properly in school and even part of STEM research or as popular as computer science maybe just maybe things like these concepts here would've been standard everywhere but one could only hope not embracing nuclear power and demonizing it is probably one of humanity's greatest mistake in the last century especially with the alternatives we embraced for what we could've gotten

[markarca]

This is a Modular High-Temperature Gas Reactor. Helium is an inert gas that does not get radioactive unlike liquid sodium, deuterium (heavy water) or water.

[IvanGOrtolan]

Sound amazing and scary at the same time, I want one for my backyard! :D

[marlinhicks]

Nothing is more validating than my algorithm knowing I'm interested.

[nibiruresearch]

This sounds very promising. I wish you success with the development.

[mach]

1:02 "Each containing an arch of neutron poison" — Also called neutron absorber.

[lockedon]

This could be a game changer for use during natural disasters.

[mikem]

Super cool project. Just curious on what something like this would cost? And if energy companies here in AZ like SRP would purchase this? Or maybe be used in disaster relief. Could definitely see for military application. This is awesome and definitely the future I’m glad it’s coming in my lifetime!

[chandrachurniyogi]

a ultra compact variant of the Kaleidoscope portable modular reactor (if devised) & generating somewhere around 8.2 MW - 13.3 MW would be great for large displacement naval surface combatants . . .

[ronwoodward]

What happens if the reactor vessel is ruptured and the helium leaks out? What happens if the actuators fail and cannot move the neutron absorber into position? This is probably safer than a high pressure water cooled reactor but it is still a high pressure cooled reactor. I like the low pressure liquid salt type reactor. If anything happens physics causes it to shutdown safely. This thing still requires active controls to shut it down and keep it cool.

[cherryCake]

this would absolutely change the game in space, awesome

[gangalo]

Nice to see development of viable energy production. Good luck!

[antonnym]

I applaud the use of monatomic Helium for cooling. What kind of pressure do you have in the pressure vessel and core?

[diamanteduul]

This seems like it works GREAT in theory. Let's wait for it to be released though...