Even if the plant "melt's down" and hits ground water, the worst-case scenario, the containment vessel should contain the steam. American nuke plants are designed to survive direct hits from 747s. I'm sure Japanese plants are similarly designed. Remember that Chernobyl was commie-built.
I'm skeptical of all reportage. Hope everything turns out OK.
Chernobyl was an older designed Soviet reactor. In Chernobyl, engineers made critical mistakes that caused a potentially dangerous situation to become catastrophic.
I know that Japanese engineers are much more competent than their 1980’s Russian counterparts when it comes to nuke plants.
Not a good sign if they are already having to vent.
“Even if the plant “melt’s down” and hits ground water, the worst-case scenario, the containment vessel should contain the steam. American nuke plants are designed to survive direct hits from 747s. I’m sure Japanese plants are similarly designed. Remember that Chernobyl was commie-built.”
Good to be reminded of context here. Yes, let’s pray they contain the damage and can get on with saving victims of the quake.