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there are reactor designs that work that way, but most civilian power plants are pressurized water reactors. it is important that the water stays pressurized or
by thescriptkiddie 1y ago
there are reactor designs that work that way, but most civilian power plants are pressurized water reactors. it is important that the water stays pressurized or you get a chernobyl
- m4rtink 1y agoFukushima was based on a Westinghouse BWR (Boiling Water Reactor) design, so pressurization was not that much of an issue - if enough of sufficiently cold water was provided, there would be no meltdown.