Is this forgotten nuclear tech due for a second chance?

There's a special type of nuclear reactor that can create more fuel than it uses – and even run on nuclear waste. The technology was developed decades ago but at some point we stopped pursuing it further. Was that a mistake?

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Credits:
Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann
Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
Supervising Editor: Kiyo Dörrer
Factcheck: Jeannette Cwienk
Thumbnail: Em Chabridon

Read More (Links):
Great intro to fast reactors, written by Nick Touran:
https://whatisnuclear.com/fast-reacto...

Detailed overview on fast reactors:
https://world-nuclear.org/information...

Another overview:
https://www.gen-4.org/generation-iv-c...

Theme park on grounds of old nuclear reactor:
https://www.wunderlandkalkar.eu/en

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Fast reactor revolution
04:13 Why they vanished
07:23 Time for a comeback?
10:47 A few big IFs