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Why didn't the control rods in Fukushima shut down the reactor?
With all the hubbub over the reactors in Japan and nuclear safety, I was wondering why the insertion of the control rods in Fukushima did not shut down the reactor? Shouldn't they slow the fission ...
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How big is a nuclear reactor pressure vessel? [closed]
With all the sudden discussion related to Nuclear power, safety, fuel, waste, etc, there's one question whose answer has so far eluded me.
How big (height and diameter) is the actual pressure vessel ...
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Is there any inherent danger in operating a Thermonuclear Reactor?
Nuclear fusion research appears to promise sustainable, practically unlimited energy, and according to ITER it will be a perfectly safe, non-polluting source of energy.
My question is if there are ...
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Why build nuclear reactors on shorelines?
While not directly a physics question, I can't think of forum better capable of answering my question.
In discussions over Japan's nuclear reactor situation the observation was made that reactors ...
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Conceptual problems in nuclear physics for students?
Is there any good reference for conceptual problems for students which learn nuclear physics first time? I am not searching problems that involve difficult calculations. Quite the converse, they ...
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Fukushima - Isn't the hydrogen presence a proof of meltdown?
As I understand, the hydrogen is produced by water thermolysis, which need quite high temperature. This temperature is close to previously observed corium temperatures. So:
Is the eutectic ...
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What is generating the hydrogen that has exploded in the Fukushima reactor?
The explosions at the Fukushima nuclear reactors were caused by a build of hydrogen. I was wondering where this hydrogen came from.
This question Fukushima - Isn't the hydrogen presence a proof ...
