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Re:Does memory leak? (1995) by samatman on Saturday February 22, 2020 @03:31PM (#22393154)
Arguably, the existence of nuclear reactors which don't fail safe under any contemplated crisis is a hardware bug. It's possible to design a reactor that can be ruptured by a bomb or earthquake, which will then dump core into a prepared area and cool down.

This kind of physics-based safety is obviously not possible for airplanes.

Re:Does memory leak? (1995) by imtringued on Sunday February 23, 2020 @09:46AM (#22397027)
What triggers the core dump? Humans? Software? Are there detectors integrated into the walls?
Re:Does memory leak? (1995) by samatman on Sunday February 23, 2020 @03:47PM (#22399409)
Physical rupture of containment.

If all electronics fry simultaneously, then the reactor core cools in-place.