Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission electricity systems

Re:Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission... by thejackgoode on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:05AM (#30344633)

I am curious if there is anyone here who can answer this here.

What will happen if a fission reactor is blown as a result of warfare (by a bomb or missile)? Is it Chernobyl-grade hazard or not? Also, how strongly does the danger correlate with reactor size?

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Re:Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission... by IAmNotAFix on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:08AM (#30344653)

They're designed to sustain an airliner crashing into it so I guess bomb or missile is okay, although that's another story if that would happen from inside the reactor.

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Re:Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission... by thejackgoode on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:14AM (#30344699)

Interesting, but I doubt these are a majority.

I also don't think a plane is comparable to warfare in this aspect, a falling plane is an accident (or a relatively cheap act of terror), a missile can be a ballistic one, I don't think you can protect anything above ground from targeted destruction intent

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Re:Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission... by Turing_Machine on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:55AM (#30344969)

What happens if, say, the Three Gorges Dam is blown as a result of warfare?

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