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devoutsalsa
2y ago
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Imagine a nuclear powered container ship captured by pirates.
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ritabratamaiti
2y ago
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Would not do them any good, without the skilled manpower to operate and maintain it
devoutsalsa
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2y ago
As I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.
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