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Reminds me of the Chernobyl disaster.
by janef0421 4y ago
Reminds me of the Chernobyl disaster.
- nomel 4y agoWhy? They don't seem related in any way, beyond there being a hot thing.
- cma 4y agoHe might be thinking of where they poured boron sand on it, or built a graphite topped concrete pad underneath. And then the later concrete encapsulation.
- themitigating 4y agoAnother possibilities is that he's trying to exaggerate the dangers of lithium batteries for political or cultural reasons.
- janef0421 4y agoBecause the heat source was hard to cool down, had to be contained using concrete, and the incident contaminated the surrounding area.
- nomel 4y ago> and the incident contaminated the surrounding area. This is not comparable, besides the words being the same.
- CamperBob2 4y agoOr Derek Lowe's classic "Sand won't save you this time."
- themitigating 4y agoIn what way? It wasn't initially covered up, it didn't spread radiation over large areas of europe, no one died, and the cleanup will be completed within a year or so.