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Why stop at a containment building? It's economical to build underground mines to extract coal and minerals. Might as well build mines to house nuclear reactors
by the8472 4y ago
Why stop at a containment building? It's economical to build underground mines to extract coal and minerals. Might as well build mines to house nuclear reactors in stable geologic structures. If it goes wrong seal it and return a hundred years later to scoop out the corium and burn it in a breeder reactor.
- panick21_ 4y agoMuch to costly to do that. And mostly unnecessary. If you are willing to spend that much money, just built a huge water tank above the plant, problem solved. Or even smarter, design a passive save nuclear plant with that money.
- m4rtink 4y agoIIRC there was such an underground reactor project in a Nordic country. They hit a relatively minor problem, which due to the limited accessibility of the underground site could not be addressed quickly, resulting in reactor being damaged. Not saying its a bad idea overall, just noting an example. Other issues could be getting enough cooling in and out & avoiding ground water/aquifer contamination if it does indeed melt down.