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> the meltdown at Fukushima was caused by lack of decay heat removal after shutdown This was also the problem at three mile island.
by nordsieck 6y ago
> the meltdown at Fukushima was caused by lack of decay heat removal after shutdown
This was also the problem at three mile island.
- acidburnNSA 6y agoIn probabilistic risk assessments, almost all pathways that lead to radiological release in modern reactors is related to decay heat cooling failures. That's the singular safety selling point of Gen IV reactors that have passive cooling features. It was demonstrated in April, 1986 at EBR-II in Idaho, weeks before Chernobyl. Very few people have heard of this awesome capability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_II#Passive_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I...