ragnarok1945 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 perhaps, but we know better on how to prevent meltdowns now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomix Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But not fully, still costing hundreds of lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrometheusMFD Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 yeah' date=' in its U-238 form. We need the U-235 form[/quote']Removing 3 electrons is as simple as exposing it to a little carbon. And that also releases energy that we can harness. Wait if we go nuclear what happens if something goes wrong' date=' the planet will go nuclear won't it.[/quote']No. If one reactor core meltsdown, the core will completely shut itself off from the inside. And even if the uranium did escape, it wouldn't destroy the entire world. Hell, the nearest city would barely be affected. perhaps' date=' but we know better on how to prevent meltdowns now[/quote'] There are about 742 automatic, sensual, and manual saftey procedures in the unlikely event of a nuclear reactor core meltdown But not fully' date=' still costing hundreds of lives.[/quote']You absorb more rads from an hour in the sun then a reactor core can put out during a meltdown. (Of course, that is if you aren't actually in the core when it melts down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But not fully' date=' still costing hundreds of lives.[/quote']Â True, but that's considered small to the world's entire population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomix Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But yet if the world goes nuclear, one meltdown can cause a chain of meltdowns and then the world's population will be threatened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But yet if the world goes nuclear' date=' one meltdown can cause a chain of meltdowns and then the world's population will be threatened.[/quote']Â First off a meltdown is unlikely nowadays. Secondly, with hundreds of procedures to follow in case of one, you really think one certain meltdown can make every single one of them useless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrometheusMFD Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But yet if the world goes nuclear' date=' one meltdown can cause a chain of meltdowns and then the world's population will be threatened.[/quote'] Reactor cores (even withing the power plant) are not directly connected. Even if 1 core melted down in a single power plant, the others would continue to function. Chernobyl was running for 5 years after it melted down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But yet if the world goes nuclear' date=' one meltdown can cause a chain of meltdowns and then the world's population will be threatened.[/quote'] Reactor cores (even withing the power plant) are not directly connected. Even if 1 core melted down in a single power plant, the others would continue to function. Chernobyl was running for 5 years after it melted down Has there been a single power plant where any two cores are connected before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrometheusMFD Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 But yet if the world goes nuclear' date=' one meltdown can cause a chain of meltdowns and then the world's population will be threatened.[/quote'] Reactor cores (even withing the power plant) are not directly connected. Even if 1 core melted down in a single power plant, the others would continue to function. Chernobyl was running for 5 years after it melted down Has there been a single power plant where any two cores are connected before? Nope. Even in the USSR, it was standard to have 4 or 5 completely isolated cores (but noone in charge who knows how to run the damn thing, ironically. *cough cough chernobyl cough cough*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 yeah well what did you expect? Everyone just cared about the power source, no one bothered to consider there was going to be consequences of an explosion (even the US didn't see that some 30 years prior) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 of course, they didnt think of the explosion because they never thought it could really do the much damage even if it was that dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 of course' date=' they didnt think of the explosion because they never thought it could really do the much damage even if it was that dangerous.[/quote']Â it works the same way with all energy sources. Everyone starts off only seeing the pros, very few see the cons of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 true, I can see every possible outcome to an extent. I wonder if they really did see the cons but never thought that they really could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 well a few do, but the majority feels the pros are so huge, the con part can simply be ignored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 true, some just choose to ingonre the cons because the pros are stronger and more likely. I see where that leads. I wouldnt be surprised the government planned the explosion in the first nuclear expiriment building that exploded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 see even with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US government still tested more atomic bombings on other pacific islands, just to see what effects the radiation really has, with no regard how to restore civilian life there once the bombing is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 true, I do know the US has atleast one more atomic bomb in storage not sure where though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 but at least the US was more cautious with nuclear since by then the government had learned the radiation does not disappear within just a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 correct, but the government does use that as an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 correct' date=' but the government does use that as an advantage.[/quote']Â like what? To show how smart it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 sort of, but to actually know when exactly the effects will disappear than any other person/group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 that's still just trying to show off how smart they are when in reality they're not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 that just depends on who actually believs them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarok1945 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 well many others aren't experts on the subject, they may have no choice for the time being Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Prince_of_Death Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 true, but why dont they ask for help on the subject from the ones who know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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