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To: meatloaf

-—the melted material was retained within the containment building.-—

What translate to is that the containment vessel engineering was or rather is a success


10 posted on 07/22/2017 5:14:47 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: bert

Yes but I still think the concept of a pebble bed reactor is safer.


11 posted on 07/22/2017 6:48:46 AM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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To: bert

That’s true. The article does indicate that the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) was penetrated with the melted components found on the pedestal that supports the RPV. The floor of the containment is below that.


16 posted on 07/22/2017 7:40:19 AM PDT by meatloaf
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