Boyd, can you provide some more information, like - was the core designed to go critical with the insertion of one fule bundle, but only for a split second, not enough fuel to sustain criticality? Wwas the core designed to turn itself off after a short pulse? Was the explosion of water for the sudden release of energy heating the water, or was there someother chemical explosion designed to stop the reaction?
So... you'd rather we keep blowing them up on purpose?
We learned enough from SL-1 that the amount of radiation people were exposed to from the TMI incident was the same amount as eating a banana every day for four months.
We didn't make Chernobyl. We didn't make Fukushima. We learned enough from an itty-bitty reactor in the middle of nowhere to make safer plants.
Boyd, can you provide some more information, like - was the core designed to go critical with the insertion of one fule bundle, but only for a split second, not enough fuel to sustain criticality? Wwas the core designed to turn itself off after a short pulse? Was the explosion of water for the sudden release of energy heating the water, or was there someother chemical explosion designed to stop the reaction?
Bustikated 3 months ago
Boyd, I want to do this. I'm almost finished with an AAS degree in Nuclear Power Technology. My interest is in the design of the fuel rods.
QEII 3 months ago
So... you'd rather we keep blowing them up on purpose?
We learned enough from SL-1 that the amount of radiation people were exposed to from the TMI incident was the same amount as eating a banana every day for four months.
We didn't make Chernobyl. We didn't make Fukushima. We learned enough from an itty-bitty reactor in the middle of nowhere to make safer plants.
Kohdok 4 months ago
Excellent video with a simple and powerful point.
AluminumStudios 4 months ago
duperb..thank you
themanfromwem 7 months ago
Excellent commentary and footage. Thanks for the video, and thanks for your research, Boyd.
sloth0jr 8 months ago