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Re:Another Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Plant by redthrowaway on Monday March 14, 2011 @03:20AM (#2321635)
Ah, thanks for the explanation. As I said, that was just what I had read. I appreciate the further info. What you said makes sense, and explains why steam pressure is still building.
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Re:Another Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Plant by jeza on Monday March 14, 2011 @11:50AM (#2322935)
No problem. Further to my comments about the design, I read in another story linked to on HN that generation III reactors now use convection based cooling. I gather this means the water is taken elsewhere as steam to cool then returns via gravity to the core. Therefore you wouldn't have this same kind of issue with a modern reactor.
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Re:Another Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Plant by redthrowaway on Monday March 14, 2011 @06:43PM (#2324849)
Interesting. That seems like a smart way of doing it.
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