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One solution would be have a kill-switch that detonates the reactor fuel as a nuclear bomb (assuming it could be configured in such a way; this is probably more
by askvictor 3y ago
One solution would be have a kill-switch that detonates the reactor fuel as a nuclear bomb (assuming it could be configured in such a way; this is probably more difficult than I imagine). There would be major political problems with this approach though, as you're then shooting nuclear missiles.
- ragebol 3y agoEven as a layman in these things, I know that a nuclear reactor is far, far from a nuclear bomb and isn't easily made one. You can't 'configure' a reactor to become a bomb. A better way would just be shielding, make sure it stays in 1 piece through reentry and impact. And still doesn't leak radiation then.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoCan’t we just send up the propulsion system and the fuel separately? So like, ya, either could fail, but one is just some fancy equipment being g destroyed and the other is…unert uranium or plutonium coming down, needing to be cleaned up but not in a particular dangerous mode. Then once in orbit and the risk of crashing into earth is much less, put them together, fire up the reactor and go?
- dghlsakjg 3y agoI suspect that the fuel separate from the reactor is still a major risk.
- adastra22 3y agoIt can’t be configured that way. That’s simply not how reactors or bombs work.