Rep. Jerrold Nadler tried the same in US House.
It always works for me......................
Xho Bhi Dehn to sign nucular agreement selling US nuke plants to the chinks in 3...2...1...
Purposeful release, radiation or virus, what’s the difference? They want to fix an issue. Apparently a Hong Kong issue concerning the anti-commies there.
Operation SWALWELL.
Radioactive farts, courtesy PooBearXi!
rut roh,, here we go again..
The zirconium cladding on the fuel rods was damaged.
-PJ
One would HOPE that the French could figure out not to get in bed with China. First they build the Wuhan Level 4 Bio Facility, and now Nuclear Reactors. What’s France’s record in both of these areas? PERFECT, no significant accidents that I know of in France - they know how to build safely and then operate safely.
...but then they send it off to China - first Wuhan, now this. Hey France - try using your BRAINS when dealing with other countries, particularly Communist ones.
Nuclear power plants in China
Gee whilkers ! What in the world could probably go wrong?
I’m going to take a shot at this, having studied nuclear reactors as a matter of interest, not as part of my engineering career. Some of this everyone knows, I’m trying to put it together with what is reported to make sense, which none of the reports have made sense.
The reactor is producing more radioactive gas than it should. Nowhere is the question why addressed and the reason why the French have gone to the Americans is they want to use American technology to resolve the issue, but that technology requires an export license. In other words, we loaned/gave/sold technology to the French with the understanding that they would not loan/give/or sell that technology to others without an export permit. This is almost always because that technology either enables weapon production or is a dual use technology that has civilian and military applications. My guess is this is a coating material which also can be used in nuclear weapons to change the explosion to something different. Our latest weapons can be dialed in for a low yield, for use on battlefields or near places where we don’t want collateral damage, or for very high yields, when nothing less than ten megatons will do. I am guessing that is the issue. (A wild, but informed opinion.)
The issue is not the radioactive gas. That’s the result. The rods are lowered into the pile to slow down the reaction. The lower the rods...further into the pile...they go, the less heat, the less gas, but also less power output. The Chinese are still operating the reactor and have simply raised the amount of radioactive gas that’s acceptable. This may be fine, as the current level may be California safe...as opposed to realistically safe. The question is, why is there more than the expected amount of gas. My guess is the rods are deteriorating. They probably need to be replaced which, I’m guessing would mean shutting down the reactor. I suspect that if you have a relatively hot core, as it would be if producing a lot of steam/power, then removing a rod to replace it may cause a local meltdown. Which means you can’t reinsert the rod.
That means the core could be in danger of a spontaneous meltdown, resulting in a significant steam blowout along with a Chernobyl style release of radioactive material. (One hundred and twenty million people live locally to the reactor.)
nowhere is it clear exactly what is causing the gas or what technology the French want to supply. Obviously, the old rods work fine, but wear out. So, shut the reactor down, then put in rods made like the old ones and then bring it back up. The issue is probably that the officials in charge do not want the political blowback this would cause, so they want better American rods...and they can use that technology to improve their bombs. Anyone want to bet the Biden administration give is?
Why these people should be trusted with any technology developed after the beginning of the 20th century is beyond me.Their space launches devolve into a planetary scale game of Russian Roulette, if the booster doesn’t crash into a village close to the launch site. Anyone reading this site is well aware of what their research into corona viruses has given to the world. They are careless about the tech that they have.
Nuke plant ping.
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