Nothing actually. TRISO fuel is both meltdown proof and fusion resistant.
Meaning, it resists melting down even without coolant and it resists fusion reactions to a high level bomb. This is because the fuel is about the size of a seed roughly 1mm in size and each piece is coated with layers of other materials to prevent such occurrences.
It’s an awesome idea…but I wonder what happens when one gets destroyed in combat
Nothing actually. TRISO fuel is both meltdown proof and fusion resistant.
Meaning, it resists melting down even without coolant and it resists fusion reactions to a high level bomb. This is because the fuel is about the size of a seed roughly 1mm in size and each piece is coated with layers of other materials to prevent such occurrences.
Nice thanks for the explanation!