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If your reactor normally runs in a molten state, melt-down becomes a whole other thing, doesn't it?
by astrodust 10y ago
If your reactor normally runs in a molten state, melt-down becomes a whole other thing, doesn't it?
- nordsieck 10y ago"Melt down" has traditionally meant that the fuel has overheated and breached the primary containment vessel. I don't see how that definition would not apply here. Just because the primary coolant loop uses molten salt instead of water shouldn't much matter.
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- astrodust 10y agoIt also implied that the fuel that should be solid is now molten and, as these things tend to go, well on its way into the ground. A molten salt engine is going to be molten when everything's fine!