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Here you go, see references within as well. Apparently the DOE did some studies about the effects of nuclear weapons on reactors and oil refineries in the earl

• robocat 5y ago
  Thank you. The relevant section starts at page 161. The book suggests the worst case scenarios: 1. vaporisation of the core* by a small highly targeted terrorist nuclear bomb (most relevant to reactors near large population centres). 2. vaporisation of the core* by a larger nuclear bomb. A standard meltdown (a la Fukushima or 3 Mile Island) would likely not be a problem (relative to the explosion of the nuclear missile itself). Can a nuclear missile from a sub cause vaporisation of the core or stored spent rods? I am sure the military wonks have the answer, but it is a hard question to answer as a civilian. The book you referenced doesn’t answer that question (it hypothesises some worst case scenarios, and it does not investigate what could be realistic scenarios based on realistic limitations). * or stored spent rods I presume.