HPR4628: Nuclear Power Technology Follow Up

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-04-29 01:00:00

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Antoine says: o/

RE: hpr4628::2026-04-29 Nuclear Power Technology Follow Up by Whiskeyjack
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Liked too much. There are more nuances than I could expect. Thanks for answering my question!

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Whiskeyjack says: Reply to Antoine on HPR4628

RE: hpr4628::2026-04-29 Nuclear Power Technology Follow Up by Whiskeyjack
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Thank you for your comment. Questions like the one that you asked are very helpful because they cause me to look into and think about things that I might otherwise have overlooked.

When doing the research to answer your question about MAGNOX reactor patents I was struck by some of the parallels between Open Source / Free Software and the early history of nuclear energy.

While this may seem like a stretch, in both fields we see how things like patents are more likely to hold technology back than they are to advance it, and how personal connections between people can matter more than the technology itself.

I have just finished the script for another follow up episode in this series and hope that people find this one interesting as well.

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