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Nuclear reactors cannot explode. It is not physically possible. It isn't even close to physically possible. Reactor-grade uranium is about 5% U235 while you nee
by adfrhgeaq5hy 5y ago
Nuclear reactors cannot explode. It is not physically possible. It isn't even close to physically possible. Reactor-grade uranium is about 5% U235 while you need >90% to make something that can explode.
May as well ask why we use wind turbines when they might take off and start dropping napalm.
- cesarb 5y ago> Nuclear reactors cannot explode. It is not physically possible. It isn't even close to physically possible. They can and they do (see: Chernobyl, Fukushima). But it's not a nuclear explosion (as you say, it's not possible with their fuel enrichment and geometry); it's a steam or hydrogen explosion.
- adfrhgeaq5hy 5y agoLots of things can go wrong and I certainly don't intend to downplay the risks. Mismanagement like at Fukushima or Chernobyl can do a lot of harm. But there are a lot of people who think a nuclear reactor can level a city, which is totally impossible.