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Re:Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online by cesarb on Thursday October 14, 2021 @10:11AM (#28864466)
> Nuclear reactors cannot explode. It is not physically possible. It isn't even close to physically possible.

They can and they do (see: Chernobyl, Fukushima). But it's not a nuclear explosion (as you say, it's not possible with their fuel enrichment and geometry); it's a steam or hydrogen explosion.

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Re:Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online by adfrhgeaq5hy on Thursday October 14, 2021 @01:14PM (#28867073)
Lots of things can go wrong and I certainly don't intend to downplay the risks. Mismanagement like at Fukushima or Chernobyl can do a lot of harm.

But there are a lot of people who think a nuclear reactor can level a city, which is totally impossible.

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