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There have also been reactors in the Arctic and Antarctic bases. Neither of which were capable of being done as a full spec sealed concrete containment.
What's novel here, is bringing mobile reactors into the modern age, not the mobility per se.
It will become politicised very quickly once the Murdoch press decides it's worth it, because SMR are a hot topic (sorry) in Australia, as the Oil and Mining sector rah-rah squad fights back on the push to wind and solar and batteries.
Sorry for the digression but just had to make the point about men being men
Aristotle: "Young people have exalted notions, because they have not yet been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations; moreover, their hopeful disposition makes them think themselves equal to great things."
It is possible to read this in "back in my day, when togate were togate" ...
Your point is well made, But I do rather think "simpleton" was uncalled for. It's a common trope. If you struggle with it, then you're struggling with a concept which is not uncommon, in fact is very common. Not all common things are for simpletons only. It makes no sense, more than any literary device does. "I am literally falling off my chair" is said much more than meant, because mostly people are figuratively falling off their chairs. Men are no more or less men now, than they were. The good old days were harsh. It was said as a rhetorical device. It wasn't said to hurt you, or to harm anyone.
> In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri...
It's analogous to laptop vs desktop computers. The laptop is smaller and dissipates less power. Laptop components aren't exactly shrunken desktop components, but they're fundamentally the same.