[ale] OT: Nuc reactors and Japan

[Damon Chesser]

(I hate outlook, but I am stuck with it while at work, forgive the top posting)

Sure, a gas co-gen plant can go BOOM in spectacular ways, but will it leave the place un-inhabitable for 100 years?  No flame war meant, just discussion.  This is a thing I have moved on over the years.  Engineering is a funny thing:  They plan for everything they can, but who ever thought that a 9.0 earth quake followed by a huge wave wiping out the aux power units would happen.  NOW it seems obvious, but THEN it was remote if even if it was possible.

Slag in bottom of a pit is a GOOD thing as opposed to graphite that ignites and vaporizes.

Damon Chesser
dchesser at acsi2000.com
damon at damtek.com

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of scott
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:58 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Nuc reactors and Japan

> 2.       What if something BAD happened?

not to start another flame war here.

But #2 is dependent on which type of Nuclear reactor they are using.
There is a newer technology/version that during a "melt down" it turn
the internals of the reactor in slagged salt.  Nothing we would want
to eat but nothing that is going to pump radioactive stuff in the air
either.  If I remember correctly (and my memory might be wrong)
Toshiba has the patent on this method.

just like coal plants, natural gas plants, steam plants, etc they all
have potential side effects in case something going bad.  How had will
depend on the actual implementation technologies.

back to your morning
Scott

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