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MSR reactors replace such delicate systems with rugged ones: gravity, heat, and the most basic chemical properties of their materials. So they replace the ulti
by revelation 14y ago
MSR reactors replace such delicate systems with rugged ones: gravity, heat, and the most basic chemical properties of their materials.
So they replace the ultimate fail-safe version with a now ultimately ultimate fail-safe version? Not to mention that of course Fukushima was built to withstand these losses. Oops, that didn't work? How come? It was all so fail-safe and rugged.
- fnordfnordfnord 14y agoPlease do a few minutes research before blindly dismissing the MSR.
- lookACamel 14y agoFukushima wasn't prepared for the tsunami. The Onagawa plant had a seawall more than 9m high. It successfully shut down without incident even though it was closer to the epicenter than Fukushima. In fact, families actually took refuge in the plant during the tsunami. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/onagawa-tsunami-refugees-nuclear-plant http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/onagawa-tsunami-...
- Turing_Machine 14y agoIn fact, it did work. The plant suffered: 1) Massive earthquake 2) Tsunami 3) Fire 4) Total loss of all power to reactor control systems And still no one was killed due to radiation exposure (two workers suffered radiation burns). Just how safe do you expect things to be?