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Happyman0 |
Nuclear Meltdown
Oct 21 2009, 7:39 PM EDT
Does anyone know how much radiation the boron control rods can take? Or how long boron control rods can be used? I know they eventually become the highest level of nuclear waste. Anyone have any ideas? Because if the boron degrades overtime the uranium rods will eventually reach critical mass and boil off all the coolant. Also people running from zombies outta a power plant has a good chance to pull the control rods up on accident. Should it be the first place militia's secure?
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StrykerPez |
1. RE: Nuclear Meltdown
Oct 21 2009, 7:55 PM EDT
Many nuclear reactors (the one near my area included) use the ocean for cooling. As long as their back up generators held, they could keep the spent rod storage pools and the reactor cores cool enough to prevent a meltdown. And to the OP, why would anyone in their right mind pull up the control rods when running away, even by accident? I'm pretty sure that the technicians and engineers would do all they could to prevent a meltdown before running, if even running at all. Do you find this valuable? |
PedroAsani |
2. RE: Nuclear Meltdown
Oct 21 2009, 8:45 PM EDT
All reactors are now built to automatically SCRAM the reactor in the event of any small problem. Chernobyl and Three Mile Island have made sure of that.The downside is that it will take so much more work to then restart the reactor. So without several degrees in Nuclear Physics, don't expect any militia to be able to do much besides point and stare. Do you find this valuable? |
brandon_a_boyer |
3. RE: Nuclear Meltdown
Oct 21 2009, 8:46 PM EDT
The Control rods are supposed to drop into the reactor automatically in an emergency, ending the fission reaction and basically killing the reactor. This is supposed to happen without human intervention.
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