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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by alwayslikethis on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:28PM (#41843300)
> pressure cooker has an internal pressure about 5 times higher than the atmospheric pressure

This isn't really accurate. The majority of pressure cookers you can buy operates at an absolute pressure of only about twice the atmospheric pressure.

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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by credit_guy on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:51PM (#41843488)
Ok. And they are still dangerous if they explode. Imagine what happens if something at 150 atm explodes.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by jonkoops on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @03:59AM (#41846047)
You don't have to imagine, it happened several times.
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Re:Google Funding Construction of Seven U.S. Nuclear Reactors by DennisP on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @12:43PM (#41850444)
Once, if you're just talking about nuclear reactors. The reactor vessel didn't explode at Fukushima, just the outer building due to accumulated hydrogen. TMI didn't explode at all, the fuel melted but didn't breach containment.
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