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A comment on Tsunami advisory in northern Japan after 7.1 magnitude earthquake off coast. Parent comment

Re:Tsunami advisory in northern Japan after 7.1 magnitude ea... by ams6110 on Friday October 25, 2013 @09:12PM (#6615783)
How exactly do you "put out" a molten reactor core?
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Re:Tsunami advisory in northern Japan after 7.1 magnitude ea... by ori_b on Friday October 25, 2013 @10:44PM (#6616037)
It wasn't a molten reactor core that was being put out, but burning graphite control rods. The molten reactor core wasn't good, but it was a relatively local problem compared to the smoke from the burning rods escaping into the atmosphere and getting carried by the winds.
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