Drawing electricity from this sodium-water reactor prevents it from exploding (in theory)

A 1970's patent describes a reactor that combines sodium metal and water to produce substantial electrical power. Does it really work? The patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3730776A/en Sodium reactor data, firmware, web interface: https://github.com/benkrasnow/Sodium-water-reactor/tree/main Boost converter: 0.9V input and 12V output at 30 watts: https://github.com/benkrasnow/1v2-boost-converter Support Applied Science on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/AppliedScience