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Why aren't all reactors mandated to keep a huge tank of emergency water at some height, so that you only need to open some bulkhead and gravity will ensure that
by Entlin 16y ago
Why aren't all reactors mandated to keep a huge tank of emergency water at some height, so that you only need to open some bulkhead and gravity will ensure that the reactor gets cooled during the 7 or so days it takes to cool down. No batteries, no diesel, no offsite power needed.
- patrickgzill 16y agoThis is actually the case for the design of some of the newer ALWR style reactors. There are 3 or more holes at different heights, designed so that the most water flows in the early hours of cooling when the most cooling is needed, then tapering off to 2 then 1 holes with the water flow lessening over time.