Shadeauxmarie t1_jc2rlc1 wrote
Reply to comment by BullockHouse in Why were the control rods in the reactor featured in the HBO series 'Chernobyl' (2019) tipped with graphite? by Figorama
“Back away from the reactor. It’ll save itself.” Navy nuclear power program.
BullockHouse t1_jc3ltwc wrote
The naval reactors are rad. Some very neat architectures on both the US and Russian side, and extremely good service records.
Stillwater215 t1_jc5caks wrote
Passively safe reactors should be the future of electricity generation. Modern reactors are designed so that the job of the operators is to “fight” the reactor to make it more reactive. If they walk away or are incapacitated, the reactor brings itself into a steady, low-power state. But whenever people think of nuclear power, they only think of Chernobyl…
Shadeauxmarie t1_jc5hki7 wrote
Common question for Navy nuclear watchstanders: “Everyone dies on the ship. How long will the reactor run and what will cause the shutdown?”
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