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I was surprised not to see any mention of derailing hazard. I really expected to see some kind of (possibly interesting or surprising) discussion of how this d
by binary132 2y ago
I was surprised not to see any mention of derailing hazard. I really expected to see some kind of (possibly interesting or surprising) discussion of how this design solves it. Maybe I missed it?
- chickenbig 2y agoHazard to whom? The cask might make quite a dent in an oncoming train. There are plenty of videos out there testing transport casks against locomotives, planes and fire.
- binary132 2y agosorry if I misunderstood, but are you saying that it’s fine if this derails because nothing is going to break it?
- chickenbig 2y agoYes, as long as containment is maintained then the spent nuclear fuel is safe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo22l4wJdx8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo22l4wJdx8 Are there other pressing problems with derailing that need to be dealt with?
- binary132 2y agoNo, that’s what I was trying to understand (whether containment would be maintained in a catastrophic rail event) but I didn’t see it covered in the article.