Glowing nuclear reactor graphite 2
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Uploaded by strixeh on Nov 7, 2007
Me and my friend was trying to set nuclear reactor graphite on fire with a blow torch (around 1500 celcius). It didnt burn though it lost some of its mass.
Did the graphite in Chernobyl burn?
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Just grab it with your hands. Lol
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@CalderaXII Generation 1 and 2 yes, generation 3 and 4, not so. They are mostly prototypes, not production reactors, that is true.
I also believed Germany had national nuclear rules, not by state?
Ik ben geen Canadees trouwens als je dat soms dacht, ik woon naast de deur.
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@JustineBieberxoxo just did some research myself. the hottest i could find was 1600°C, which i would not call a few thousand, but definitely more then a few hundred. but the reactor type is banned in most states due to is instability.
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@JustineBieberxoxo i'd like to see some evidence for that claim. still, as i said, my knowledge in this field is far from beeing an expert :) but until i see the source for a non-catastrophic reactor, that safely went a few thousand degrees, i'll stick with my version. simply cause i know its true for older reactors.
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@CalderaXII Few hundred Celsius? The hotter the more efficient, and some newer go few thousand.
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I've been wondering about this...as far as I can tell it's pretty much impossible to get graphite--particularly graphite as pure as reactor grade--to burn. I'd be really curious to know what happened at chernobyl.
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@CalderaXII I think i may message you the next time i have coursework given to me from physic's xD
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strixeh: yes, chernobyl's graphite burnt, which caused the wide spread of atomic particles. the graphite fire threw all the stuff into the atmosphere. btw: if this thing would have started to burn, you'd have a hole in your house now. a deep one :D
HuhnK0t 2 months ago 5
Thank your favourite deity that it didn't caught fire. Setting it on fire is a pain in the ass, but trying to put it out is a nightmare. And for the record, the temperature under the rubble of reactor #4 reached over 6000 centigrade, and graphite burned, because it reacted with extremely hot steam.
soberek 2 months ago 2