/sci/ - Science & Math

Post-its and an erasable pen.

SO, why are we not using, or at least developing, sodium reactors?
-They don't need replacement fuel rods every x number of years.
-they don't require a lot of work to run
-they run generally cooler than water based reactors.
Now, I know in the 50's we had the partial meltdown of 13 of 45 fuel rods here in americanland, but, that was do to a chemical used for cooling bearings leaking through the seal and becoming molten, clogging some of the cooling channels. Since then, many advancements have been made and many new non-water based chemicals capable of cooling have been made.
Sodium reactors are slightly dangerous due to the air/water danger to the sodium, but with modern advancements, why are we not pursuing this infinite source of power?